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单词 samaritan
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Samaritan

(səmærɪtən)
Word forms: plural Samaritans
countable noun
You refer to someone as a Samaritan if they help you when you are in difficulty.
A good Samaritan offered us a room in his house.

Samaritan in British English

(səˈmærɪtən)
noun
1. 
a native or inhabitant of Samaria
2.  short for Good Samaritan
3. 
a member of a voluntary organization (the Samaritans) which offers counselling to people in despair, esp by telephone
4. 
the dialect of Aramaic spoken in Samaria
adjective
5. 
of or relating to Samaria
Derived forms
Samaritanism (Saˈmaritanism)
noun

Samaritan in American English

(səˈmɛrətən; səˈmærətən)
noun
1. 
a person born or living in Samaria
2. 
a person who comes to the aid of another
see also good Samaritan
adjective
3. 
of Samaria or its people or culture
Word origin
ME < OE < LL(Ec) Samaritanus < Gr Samareitēs < Samareia, Samaria < Aram shamerayin < Heb shomron

Examples of 'Samaritan' in a sentence
Samaritan

Here, at last, was the Good Samaritan -- and soon there would be hospital, doctors, nurses, everything he needed...
Harcourt, Palma A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE (2001)
With some relief Henrietta gave up her attempt to be a good Samaritan.
Ferrars, Elizabeth THY BROTHER DEATH (2001)
Waving his good Samaritan off he inserted his key in the door and pushed it open with his shoulder.
Erskine, Barbara MIDNIGHT IS A LONELY PLACE (2001)

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