leviathan
发音
英 [ləˈvaɪəθən]
美 [ləˈvaɪəθən]
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- n.
- <圣经>海中怪兽
- 庞然大物
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- adj.
- 极大的、强大的
单词词源
leviathan 利维坦(圣经中的怪物)
来自希伯来语livyathan,龙,蛇,海怪。
双语例句
- 1. True or not , one thing is certain : much of the food we all eat has been bought and sold by this us leviathan .
- 不论真实与否,都可以确定的一点是:大多数美国人吃的食物都由这个庞然大物购买和出售。
- 2. But further development of leviathan depends on politics .
- 但政治因素将左右利维坦气田的进一步开发。
- 3. It would have been understandable , if not forgivable , had david cameron ducked a showdown with leviathan .
- 如果大卫卡梅隆逃避了同利维坦一决雌雄的话,即便不是可宽恕的,也是可以理解的。
- 4. Dr malcolm 's edition of " leviathan " may help readers to decide if that is a fair description of what the monster had in mind .
- 马尔科姆博士的评注版《利维坦》兴许有助于读者评判,用专制二字总结“怪物”霍布斯心中所想是否妥帖。
- 5. In principle , a federal mandate on health policy does not seem an absurd extension of leviathan : done simply , it might even mean less government .
- 从原则上,一项关于医疗政策的联邦法律看起来并不像是利维坦主义的荒谬延伸:做的简洁的话,这甚至可以带更少的政治色彩。