Amen

来自希伯来语amen, 真理。

amen

amen: [OE] Amen was originally a Hebrew noun, āmēn ‘truth’ (based on the verb āman ‘strengthen, confirm’), which was used adverbially as an expression of confirmation or agreement. Biblical texts translated from Hebrew simply took it over unaltered (the Greek Septuagint has it, for example), and although at first Old English versions of the gospels substituted an indigenous term, ‘truly’, by the 11th century amen had entered English too.

amen

Old English, from Late Latin amen, from Ecclesiastical Greek amen, from Hebrew amen "truth," used adverbially as an expression of agreement (as in Deut. xxvii:26, I Kings i:36; compare Modern English verily, surely, absolutely in the same sense), from Semitic root a-m-n "to be trustworthy, confirm, support." Used in Old English only at the end of Gospels, otherwise translated as Soðlic! or Swa hit ys, or Sy! As an expression of concurrence after prayers, it is recorded from early 13c.

1. We ask this through our Lord, Amen.

奉主之名而求，阿门。

2. The committee gave its amen to the proposal.

委员会核准了这建议.

3. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost, Amen.

以圣父、圣子和圣灵的名义，阿门。

4. All of Europe was ready to say amen to that.

整个欧洲对此都愿意表示赞成.

5. We are ready to say amen to your proposal.

对你的提议我们乐于表示赞成.