c. 1300, Messias, from Late Latin Messias, from Greek Messias, from Aramaic meshiha and Hebrew mashiah "the anointed" (of the Lord), from mashah "anoint." This is the word rendered in Septuagint as Greek Khristos (see Christ). In Old Testament prophetic writing, it was used of an expected deliverer of the Jewish nation. The modern English form represents an attempt to make the word look more Hebrew, and dates from the Geneva Bible (1560). Transferred sense of "an expected liberator or savior of a captive people" is attested from 1660s.
雙語例句
1. He was somehow destined to become a rock messiah.
冥冥之中，他注定會成為搖滾樂的救世主。
來自柯林斯例句
2. People saw Mandela as their messiah.
人民把曼德拉看作他們的大救星。
來自柯林斯例句
3. He's seen by many as a political messiah.
許多人將他視為政治救星。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
4. Peter replied, on behalf of the disciples, " You are the Messiah. "