1. 1n/kraɪst/title for Jesus基督

    A title used for Jesus by Christians, who believe God sent him to save people. English uses it almost like a name, either on its own or inside the full form 'Jesus Christ'.

    Christ 是給耶穌的稱號。基督徒相信他是神派來拯救世人的那一位。這個字本來不是姓。因為長期只用在同一個人身上,英文幾乎把它當名字用。所以可以單獨說 Christ,也可以說 Jesus Christ。這個用法一定大寫 C。中文固定譯成「基督」,不會譯成「耶穌」。在歷史、藝術、年代的句子裡看到它,指的都是同一位。

    示範例句 · Example

    In history class we learned that the years are counted from the birth of Christ.

    中文翻譯在歷史課我們學到,年份是從基督的出生被計算起。

    Christ is not a family name. It is a title that means 'the chosen one'. Christians give this title to Jesus because they believe God chose him to rescue people. Because the title is used for one person so often, English now handles it like a name. You will meet it alone, as in 'a follower of Christ', and inside 'Jesus Christ'. In this use it always has a capital C. In history, art and dates it keeps pointing at the same person.

    常見搭配

    • a follower of Christ

      基督的追隨者

      a person who believes in and follows Christ

      She grew up in a family of followers of Christ.

    • the birth of Christ

      基督的誕生

      the event that the Western calendar counts years from

      These ruins are older than the birth of Christ.

    • before Christ (BC)

      西元前

      used after a date to show it is before year one of the Western calendar

      The city was built in 500 BC, that is, five hundred years before Christ.

    意思相近

    Jesusthe Messiahthe Saviour

    用法接近

    JesusMessiah

  2. 2interj/kraɪst/Christ! (exclamation, may offend)天啊!

    口語Said suddenly when you are surprised, , or hurt. It borrows a holy name, and the source notes that some Christian people find this use offensive.

    這是脫口而出的驚嘆,不是在談宗教。被燙到、嚇到、很煩的時候會這樣喊。它借用的是耶穌的稱號。所以有些基督徒聽到會覺得被冒犯,這一點也很明確。語氣很強,屬於口語。常見的形式是 Oh Christ,或 Christ 後面接一句話。中文的語感接近「天啊」「我的天」。在正式場合、對長輩、或在教會裡不建議用。

    This is a shout, not a statement about religion. It jumps out when something is hot, sudden, late or going wrong. It is spoken English, and it is strong. Because the word is a holy title for many people, some listeners hear it as misuse of that name and are hurt by it. So the same word can be ordinary in one room and offensive in the next. It often comes with 'Oh' in front of it. In writing it is usually followed by an exclamation mark or a comma, with the rest of the sentence after it.

    常見搭配

    • Oh Christ

      喔天啊(發現壞消息)

      said when something bad is suddenly realised

      Oh Christ, the shop closed ten minutes ago.

    • Christ, ...

      天啊,……(接一句話)

      used at the start of a sentence to show strong surprise or annoyance

      Christ, that queue is long.

    意思相近

    GodJeezOh noWow

    用法接近

    Jesusgoodness