nativity

英 [nəˈtɪvəti]

美 [nəˈtɪvəti]

n.  耶稣降生; 圣诞; 耶稣降生图

BNC.20135 / COCA.23319

牛津词典

noun

• 耶稣降生；圣诞
  the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas
• 耶稣降生图
  a picture or a model of the baby Jesus Christ and the place where he was born

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 耶稣诞生;圣诞
  The Nativityis the birth of Jesus, which is celebrated by Christians at Christmas.
  1. They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
     他们欣赏着耶稣降生的场景造型。
  2. ...the Nativity story.
     耶稣诞辰的故事

英英释义

noun

• the event of being born
  1. they celebrated the birth of their first child
  Synonym:birthnascencynascence

双语例句

• Priests and monks in white robes held a procession into the Church of the Nativity leaving a trail of fragrant incense.
  教士和修道院士身穿白袍列队进入圣诞教堂，身后留下焚香的芬芳。
• In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Freedom from Religion Foundation complained about a Nativity scene on a highway median that has been displayed for63 years.
  在密歇根的安阿伯，宗教自由基金会投诉一个在高速公路隔离带放置了63年的耶诞布景。
• ON A manicured lawn within the grounds of the Arkansas state capitol in Little Rock a Nativity scene is erected each Advent.
  每当圣诞来临之际，在阿肯色州小石城、州议会大厦周围修剪整齐的草地上，都会立起耶诞的布景。
• Spoken prayer is forbidden at school graduations, and towns may not use public funds, to display nativity scenes at Christmas.
  学校毕业典礼上禁止出声祈祷，市镇不允许使用公共基金在圣诞节时表演耶稣诞生。
• A man of Irish nativity
  一个生于爱尔兰的人
• The celebrations took place outside the ancient Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus was born.
  庆祝活动是在古老的圣诞教堂旁举行，据说，耶稣就是在这里诞生的。
• And Haran died before his father Terah in the land of his nativity, in Ur of the Chaldees.
  哈兰死在他的本地迦勒底的吾珥，在他父亲他拉之先。
• And in Bethlehem where workers spend times cleaning up after the midnight mass at the church of Nativity.
  在柏利恒耶稣诞生的教堂中，子夜弥撒之后，员工多次清理该地。
• Jesus 'birth, known as the nativity, is described in the New Testament of the Bible.
  圣经新约记载了耶稣的出生，即耶稣诞生。
• Like a child hearing the story of the nativity.
  宛如一个在听耶稣诞生故事的孩子。