| 释义 |
jer·e·mi·ah
\-īə\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: after Jeremiah died ab585 B.C. Hebrew prophet known for his pessimism, from Late Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, from Greek Hieremias, from Hebrew Yirmĕyāh
: a person who complains about the evil, decay, and disaster that he sees about him and who foresees and predicts a calamitous future
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