| 释义 |
megillahenUK
Me·gil·lah M0200800 (mə-gĭl′ə)n.1. Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim.2. megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account: told us the whole megillah.
[Hebrew məgillâ, scroll, from gālal, to roll; see gll in Semitic roots.]megillah (məˈɡɪlə; Hebrew miɡiˈla) n, pl -lahs or -loth (Hebrew -ˈlɔt) 1. (Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Esther, read on the festival of Purim2. (Judaism) a scroll of the Book of Ruth, Song of Songs, Lamentations, or Ecclesiastes3. slang anything, such as a story or letter, that is too long or unduly drawn out[Hebrew: scroll, from galal to roll]me•gil•lah or me•gil•la (məˈgɪl ə; for 2 also Heb. mə giˈlɑ)
n., pl. -gil•lahs or -gil•las, Heb. -gil•loth, -gil•lot (-giˈlɔt) 1. Slang. a. a lengthy explanation or account. b. a tediously complicated matter. 2. (italics) Hebrew. a scroll, esp. one containing the Book of Esther, that is read aloud in the synagogue on Purim. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah"Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew scriptreport, account - the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple" | | 2. |  Megillah - (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate PurimJudaism - the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmudscroll, roll - a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) |
MegillahenUK
the whole megillahEverything; the entirety of something. There's nothing more to tell you. That's the whole megillah. While I'm in Europe, I want to go to Paris, London—the whole megillah.See also: Megillah, wholewhole megillahAlso, whole schmeer. Everything, every aspect or element, as in The accountant went through the whole megillah all over again, or Her divorce lawyer took him for the house, the car, the whole schmeer. The first term alludes to the Megillah, five books of the Bible read on certain Jewish feast days and considered by some to be very long and tedious. Schmeer is Yiddish for "smear" or "smudge." [Slang; second half of 1900s] See also: Megillah, wholethe whole megillah something in its entirety, especially a complicated set of arrangements or a long-winded story. North American informal Megillah is the Hebrew word for a ‘scroll’ and refers particularly to each of five books of the Jewish Scriptures (the Song of Solomon, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, and Esther) appointed to be read in the synagogue on certain important days.See also: Megillah, wholemegillah (məˈgɪlə) n. a long and complicated story. (From Hebrew megillah via Yiddish.) Here you come in here with this megillah about a flat tire and how your brother-in-law stole your jack and how your arthritis is kicking up—what do you think I am, some sort of shoulder to cry on? megillahenUK
Related to megillah: Megillat EstherWords related to megillahnoun (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed accountRelated Wordsnoun (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of EstherRelated Words |