Old Testament

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
继承自 ←中古英语 Olde Testament
源自 ←拉丁语 Vetus Testāmentum

词源说明

From Middle English Olde Testament, calqued from Latin Vetus Testāmentum. Old refers to ancientness, not to obsolescence. Equivalent to a retronym, by comparison with the New Testament.

释义（英文）

专有名词 Proper noun

(religion, chiefly Christianity) The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom

形容词 Adjective

(often humorous) Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful.

词族

派生词（1）

Old Testamental