| 单词 | razor-bridge |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrazor-bridge razor-bridge n. [in specific use with reference to Islamic tradition translating Arabic al-ṣirāṭ, lit. ‘the path’] now rare a narrow bridge; spec. (in Islamic tradition) Al Sirāt, the thin, sharp bridge believed to lead over hell. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > hell > [noun] > entrance to > of Muslim hell razor-bridge1811 1811 Monthly Rev. June 124 The razor-bridge which carried our poor friends over [the gulf] in their one-wheel'd vehicle. 1812 R. Wilson Jrnl. in Life I. 380 The paths..almost realize the perils of the razor-bridge of Mahomet. 1852 Times 5 July 4/3 Sir James Graham..hangs in unpleasant aërial suspense across a razor bridge of his own construction. 1865 Times 12 July 9/5 However, if he chooses to spend the rest of his life walking the razor bridge that divides University factions, we should be the last to dissuade him. 1994 J. Hall Illustr. Dict. Symbols Eastern & Western Art (1996) iii. 59 A razor-bridge of judgement, i.e. very narrow, was originally Islamic and also appears in Pilgrim's Progress. < as lemmas |
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