Babylon
['bæbilən]
- n. 巴比伦（古代巴比伦王国Babylonia的首都）；繁华的都市，罪恶之都
英文词源
- Babylon
- mid-14c., from Greek version of Akkadian Bab-ilani "the gate of the gods," from bab "gate" + ilani, plural of ilu "god" (see Babel). The Old Persian form, Babiru-, shows characteristic transformation of -l- to -r- in words assimilated from Semitic.
双语例句
- 1. Or scrape it up off the floor in the backroom of Babylon.
- 或者从Babylon后巷的地板上收集一些.
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- 2. There they remained until Cyrus took Babylon ( 538 BC ).
- 他们一直留在那里,直到居留士攻占巴比伦 ( 公元前538年 ).
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- 3. Probably this literature was first put together in Babylon.
- 很可能这部文献最早是在巴比伦汇总起来的.
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- 4. Babylon was financially far ahead of Egypt.
- 巴比伦在金融方面远远领先于埃及.
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- 5. Felix Babylon had set himself to cater specially for Royalty.
- 费利克斯?巴比伦尽力满足王室成员的需要.
来自辞典例句