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Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that lasts eight days, usually in November or December. Families light candles on a special stand, one more each night, and there is food, song, and play.
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday that lasts eight daysHanukkah是猶太教一個為期八天的節日, usually in November or December通常落在十一月或十二月。 Families light candles on a special stand家家戶戶會在一個特別的燭台上點蠟燭, one more each night每天晚上多點一根, and there is food, song, and play還會有食物、歌曲和遊戲
The name means something like “dedication”: it remembers a time when a temple in Jerusalem was taken back and dedicated again. You may also see ; that is the same festival, only the Hebrew is spelled out differently in English.
The name means something like "dedication"這個名字的意思大概是「奉獻/重新獻上」: it remembers a time when a temple in Jerusalem was taken back and dedicated again紀念的是耶路撒冷一座聖殿被奪回、重新獻上的那段歷史。 You may also see Chanukah你也可能會看到Chanukah這個拼法; that is the same festival那其實是同一個節日, only the Hebrew is spelled out differently in English只是希伯來文在英文裡的拼法不一樣
Though actually, it is not “Jewish Christmas.” It just often falls near Christmas on the calendar, so English-speaking shops talk about both at once. For Jewish families it is its own festival, with its own story.
Though actually不過其實, it is not "Jewish Christmas."它並不是「猶太版的聖誕節」。 It just often falls near Christmas on the calendar只是日期上常常剛好靠近聖誕節, so English-speaking shops talk about both at once所以英語系國家的商店才會把兩個節日一起講。 For Jewish families it is its own festival, with its own story對猶太家庭來說,這是屬於自己、有自己故事的節日
It is a proper name, so it takes a capital letter.
It is a proper name這是個專有名詞, so it takes a capital letter所以字首要大寫
組成From Hebrew חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká), “dedication, consecration,” from the verb חָנַךְ (khanákh), “to dedicate.”
原始詞典資料1 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。
Hanukkahname/ˈhæ.nə.kə/
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An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
- Rebecca and Roni Kopelman have been celebrating Christmas and Hanukkah since they got together in 2006, building the foundations of an interfaith household.
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。