nativity

英 [nəˈtɪvəti]

美 [nəˈtɪvəti]

n.  耶稣降生; 圣诞; 耶稣降生图

BNC.20135 / COCA.23319

牛津词典

noun

• 耶稣降生；圣诞
  the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas
• 耶稣降生图
  a picture or a model of the baby Jesus Christ and the place where he was born

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 耶稣诞生;圣诞
  The Nativityis the birth of Jesus, which is celebrated by Christians at Christmas.
  1. They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
     他们欣赏着耶稣降生的场景造型。
  2. ...the Nativity story.
     耶稣诞辰的故事

英英释义

noun

• the event of being born
  1. they celebrated the birth of their first child
  Synonym:birthnascencynascence

双语例句

• Lucky for the crowds that hungrily descended on the scene saturday, its creators said they are considering donating the Nativity scene to the city so that people can taste a piece of chocolate history in true Christmas spirit.
  星期六那天赶到现场的人群是幸运的，这块巧克力的创造者们说，他们正在考虑将它捐给这座城市，这样人们就可以品尝一块记载着历史的巧克力，这体现了真正的圣诞精神。
• I serve him from the hour of my nativity to this instant.
  我从出生到现在一直侍奉著他。
• The feast of the nativity of Mary is celebrated both in the Orthodox and in the Roman Catholic ( and also Anglican) churches on8 September.
  玛丽亚出生的节日在东正教和罗马天主教（也在圣公会）都有庆祝，是在九月八日。
• Before the term ends in some schools, the children act a nativity or birth play, showing how Jesus was born in a stable.
  在某些学校，学期结束前，孩子们会表演有关（耶稣）诞生或出生的戏剧，用来（向大家）展示耶稣是如何在马厩里出生的。
• ON A manicured lawn within the grounds of the Arkansas state capitol in Little Rock a Nativity scene is erected each Advent.
  每当圣诞来临之际，在阿肯色州小石城、州议会大厦周围修剪整齐的草地上，都会立起耶诞的布景。
• In Christianity, Christmas is the festival celebrating the Nativity of Jesus, the Christian belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament's Messianic prophecies was born to the Virgin Mary.
  在基督教的传统中，圣诞节是为庆祝基督耶稣降生的节日。基督教徒相信，弥赛亚告知圣母玛利亚孕育了上帝的儿子耶稣。
• In Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Freedom from Religion Foundation complained about a Nativity scene on a highway median that has been displayed for63 years.
  在密歇根的安阿伯，宗教自由基金会投诉一个在高速公路隔离带放置了63年的耶诞布景。
• On Christmas Eve all of the electrical lights are turned off while the mayor reads the story of the Nativity to an audience by candlelight in the town square.
  在平安夜，市长在市中心的烛光下，把耶稣诞生的故事读给听众，城里所有的电灯全部关掉。
• The celebrations took place outside the ancient Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus was born.
  庆祝活动是在古老的圣诞教堂旁举行，据说，耶稣就是在这里诞生的。
• A man of Irish nativity
  一个生于爱尔兰的人