| 释义 |
ex·o·dus
\ˈeksədəs also ˈegzə-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Exodus, Old Testament book that tells of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt, from Middle English, from Late Latin, from Greek Exodos, from exodos departure, going out, from ex out of, out + hodos way, journey — more at ex-, cede
1. : a mass departure : emigration
< the exodus of the cotton mills from New England to the South — J.A.Morris b. 1918 >
2. also ex·o·dos \-ˌdäs\ [Greek exodos, literally, departure] : the part of a Greek drama following the last song of the chorus |