| 释义 |
di·as·po·ra
\dīˈasp(ə)rə, -ˈaas-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Greek, dispersion, scattering, from diaspeirein to scatter, spread about, from dia- + speirein to sow, scatter — more at spore
1. usually capitalized
a. : the settling of scattered colonies of Jews outside Palestine after the Babylonian exile
b. : the area outside Palestine settled by Jews
< in Israel or in the Diaspora >
c. : the Jews living outside Palestine or modern Israel
d. : the state of the Jews living scattered in the Gentile world
2. : a dispersion (as of people of a common national origin or of common beliefs) : spread (as of a national culture) : exile, scattering, migration
3. : the people of one country dispersed into other countries
< certain sections of the Armenian diaspora scattered over the world could be attracted — Walter Kolarz >
4. : the dispersion of Christians isolated from their own communion |