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

• I serve him from the hour of my nativity to this instant.
  我从出生到现在一直侍奉著他。
• 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。
• The baby's nativity brought them great pleasure.
  孩子的诞生给他们带来了巨大的欢乐。
• And for some, he still points to the Nativity of the babe in the manger, and reminds us of the reason we celebrate Christmas.
  对某些人来说，他仍然象征着马槽里圣婴的诞生，并让我们想起庆祝圣诞节的缘由。
• On Christmas Eve all of the electrical lights are turned off while the mayor reads the story of the Nativity to an audience by candlelight in the town square.
  在平安夜，市长在市中心的烛光下，把耶稣诞生的故事读给听众，城里所有的电灯全部关掉。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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