| 单词 | testament |
| 释义 | testament (once / 3147 pages) n A testament is a statement of belief. The most famous testaments are the two parts of the Christian Bible: the Old and New Testaments. A testament states a belief or gives some kind of direction. The document people leave behind at death is known as the "last will and testament." It gives lawyers directions for dividing their possessions among family and friends. Also, you could say that an A in math class is a testament to your math skills. If you give to charity, that’s a testament to your character. Any testament is a strong statement of some kind. WORD FAMILYtestament: testamentary, testaments USAGE EXAMPLESThey did spend much of the fall as a testament to the weight of expectation. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) Another testament to the success of the program is the fact that most kids return to the program from one year to the next. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) Of course, there is no better testament to the dangers of naïve optimism than “Candide.” New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n strong evidence for something his easy victory was a testament to his skill Hyper testimonial, testimony something that serves as evidence 2n a legal document declaring a person's wishes regarding the disposal of their property when they die Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper will Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Philemon a New Testament book containing an epistle from Saint Paul to Philemon asking Philemon to forgive the slave for escaping Septuagintthe oldest Greek version of the Old Testament; said to have been translated from the Hebrew by Jewish scholars at the request of Ptolemy II Old Testament the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible New Testamentthe collection of books of the Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, the Pauline and other epistles, and Revelation; composed soon after Christ's death; the second half of the Christian Bible devisea will disposing of real property instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right 3n a profession of belief he stated his political testament Hyper credo, creed any system of principles or beliefs Testament (once / 712 pages) n WORD FAMILY Testament: Testaments USAGE EXAMPLESBrockes’s libretto identifies the soldiers who scourge Jesus as Jews—a departure from the New Testament. The New Yorker(Dec 25, 2016) He lived in Brooklyn, but was in Berlin, wrapping up a tour with Testament. New York Times(Dec 25, 2016) For sheer inventiveness of story, language, visuals and theme, “The Brand New Testament” is, quite nearly, a divine comedy. Washington Post(Dec 15, 2016) n either of the two main parts of the Christian Bible Hyper religious text, religious writing, sacred text, sacred writing writing that is venerated for the worship of a deity |
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