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Cain is a name from the Bible: in the Old Testament, Adam and Eve’s first son. His younger is .
Cain「Cain」(該隱) is a name from the Bible是聖經裡的一個名字: in the Old Testament在舊約裡, Adam and Eve's first son是亞當和夏娃的長子。 His younger brother他的弟弟 is Abel是亞伯。
In the story Cain works the ground and keeps animals. God is more pleased with ’s gift, and Cain, angry and jealous, kills . He is then marked and sent away.
In the story在這個故事裡, Cain該隱 works the ground種田, and而 Abel亞伯 keeps animals養動物。 God上帝 is more pleased with比較喜歡 Abel's gift亞伯獻上的禮物, and而 Cain該隱, angry and jealous又生氣又嫉妒, kills Abel殺了亞伯。 He他 is then marked後來被做上記號 and而且 sent away被驅逐。
So in English culture Cain is the first murderer, and a picture of a who turns on a .
So所以 in English culture在英語文化裡, Cain該隱 is the first murderer是第一個殺人犯, and而且 a picture of a brother who turns on a brother象徵著兄弟相殘的畫面。
Always a capital C, because it is a name. It sounds just like cane, the walking stick.
Always a capital C永遠要大寫 C, because因為 it它 is a name是一個名字。 It它 sounds just like聽起來就跟...一樣 cane, the walking stick cane(拐杖)一樣。
Though actually, the Hebrew name is said to have meant “,” but English speakers almost never think of that when they hear Cain. They think of the , and of the anger.
Though actually不過事實上, the Hebrew name這個希伯來名字 is said to have meant據說原本的意思是 "craftsman,"「工匠」, but但是 English speakers說英文的人 almost never think of that幾乎不會想到這個意思 when they hear Cain當他們聽到 Cain 的時候。 They他們 think of想到的是 the brother那個弟弟, and而且 of the anger以及那股憤怒。
One old idiom still walks around: to raise Cain means to make a lot of noise or trouble, as if you were calling that violent up. That is a use of the name, not a different word.
One old idiom還有一個古老的成語 still walks around依然在使用: to raise Cain「to raise Cain」 means意思是 to make a lot of noise or trouble大吵大鬧、惹麻煩, as if好像 you were calling that violent brother up把那個兇暴的弟弟給喚了出來一樣。 That是 is a use of the name這個名字的一種用法, not a different word而不是另一個詞。
組成From Hebrew קַיִן (Káyin), “craftsman.” The name has been in English since Old English.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Cainname/keɪn/
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biblicallifestylereligionThe son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel.
- According to the Book of Jubilees Cain got married to his sister Awan.
- And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to paſſe when they were in the field, that Cain roſe vp againſt Abel his brother, and ſlew him.
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rareA male given name from Hebrew.
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A surname.
這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形:
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。