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

• 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。
• Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity or birth play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.
  在某些学校，学期结束前，孩子们会表演有关（耶稣）诞生或出生的戏剧，用来（向大家）展示耶稣是如何在马厩里出生的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The children always perform a nativity play every Christmas.
  每年圣诞节孩子们都演耶稣诞生的戏剧。
• 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。
• Lucky for the crowds that hungrily descended on the scene saturday, its creators said they are considering donating the Nativity scene to the city so that people can taste a piece of chocolate history in true Christmas spirit.
  星期六那天赶到现场的人群是幸运的，这块巧克力的创造者们说，他们正在考虑将它捐给这座城市，这样人们就可以品尝一块记载着历史的巧克力，这体现了真正的圣诞精神。
• Tradition requires that the nativity scene be built up over time until Christmas Eve, when baby Jesus is put in the manger as the very last element of the display.
  传统上耶稣诞生实景活动将延续到圣诞节前夕，届时小耶稣的雕像将被放入马槽，作为展示的最后一个项目。
• In Christianity, Christmas is the festival celebrating the Nativity of Jesus, the Christian belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament's Messianic prophecies was born to the Virgin Mary.
  在基督教的传统中，圣诞节是为庆祝基督耶稣降生的节日。基督教徒相信，弥赛亚告知圣母玛利亚孕育了上帝的儿子耶稣。