中文词源
Magi 带礼物朝拜耶稣圣婴的东方三贤士
来自拉丁语magus,魔术师，巫师，智者，-i,复数后缀。
英语词源
- magi (n.)
- c. 1200, "skilled magicians, astrologers," from Latin magi, plural of magus "magician, learned magician," from Greek magos, a word used for the Persian learned and priestly class as portrayed in the Bible (said by ancient historians to have been originally the name of a Median tribe), from Old Persian magush "magician" (see magic). Related: Magian.
权威例句
- 1. The Magi, Bramins, and Druids were bracketed together as men of wisdom.
- 东方三博士、婆罗门和德鲁伊特都被视为富有智慧的人。
- 2. The magi brought valuable gifts, but that was not among them.
- 麦琪带来了宝贵的礼物, 但就是缺少了那件东西.
- 3. One of his most popular is a Christmas tale called The Gift of the Magi.
- 其中最为人津津乐道的故事便是《圣诞礼物》.
- 4. According to Herodotus, the Magi were the sacred caste of the Medes.
- 依照希罗多德所说, 祭司(魔法师)是米提亚人的宗教阶层.
- 5. The Star of Bethlehem has been a sign associated with the Magi.
- 圣诞星已经是一个与魔法师(占星家,东方三博士)一样的标记.