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

• 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。
• The feast of the nativity of Mary is celebrated both in the Orthodox and in the Roman Catholic ( and also Anglican) churches on8 September.
  玛丽亚出生的节日在东正教和罗马天主教（也在圣公会）都有庆祝，是在九月八日。
• I will judge thee in the place where thou wast created, in the land of thy nativity.
  在你受造之处，生长之地，我必刑罚你。
• A man of Irish nativity
  一个生于爱尔兰的人
• They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
  他们欣赏着耶稣降生的场景造型。
• Sect is only one of many weighting factors to be considered in judging a nativity.
  行星的分类只是众多判断出生图的衡量因素中的一个。
• 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。
• Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ, the Nativity of the babe in the manger whom Christians believe was the Son of God.
  圣诞节是庆祝基督&这名被基督徒视为上帝之子的婴儿在马槽里的诞生。
• 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。
• In Bethlehem the sacred area around the Nativity Grotto has been the focal point of all tradition.
  在白冷圣诞洞窟周围聚焦了所有传统。