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A mecca is a place many people want to go for one clear reason. Writers say “a mecca for ,” “a mecca for ,” “Nashville is a mecca for country music.” The place pulls people in.
A mecca is a place many people want to go for one clear reasonmecca是一個很多人因為某個明確理由都想去的地方. Writers say "a mecca for shoppers," "a mecca for surfers," "Nashville is a mecca for country music."作家會說「a mecca for shoppers」、「a mecca for surfers」、「Nashville is a mecca for country music」. The place pulls people in這個地方會吸引人過去.
Though actually, the word begins as a name: Mecca, with a capital M, is the holy city in Saudi Arabia, the most important city in Islam. Muslims face it to pray, and millions travel there for Hajj.
Though actually, the word begins as a name不過其實，這個字一開始是個地名: Mecca, with a capital M, is the holy city in Saudi Arabia大寫M的Mecca，是沙烏地阿拉伯的聖城, the most important city in Islam也是伊斯蘭教最重要的城市. Muslims face it to pray穆斯林禱告時會朝向它, and millions travel there for Hajj也有上百萬人為了朝聖（Hajj）而前往.
When English uses a mecca with a small m, it borrows that idea of a place everyone wants to reach — but it is usually not talking about religion at all. A night market can be “a mecca for street-food lovers.” You meet this use in newspapers, travel ads, and magazines, not in the playground.
When English uses a mecca with a small m當英文用小寫m的mecca的時候, it borrows that idea of a place everyone wants to reach借用的是「大家都想到達的地方」這個概念 — but it is usually not talking about religion at all但通常完全不是在講宗教. A night market can be "a mecca for street-food lovers."夜市可以說是「a mecca for street-food lovers」. You meet this use in newspapers, travel ads, and magazines你會在報紙、旅遊廣告和雜誌裡看到這種用法, not in the playground不會在操場上聽到.
Some Muslims find the casual use a bit careless, because the real city is sacred; still, the figurative sense is very common in English.
Some Muslims find the casual use a bit careless有些穆斯林覺得這種隨便的用法有點不夠謹慎, because the real city is sacred因為真正的那座城市是神聖的; still, the figurative sense is very common in English不過這種比喻用法在英文裡還是很常見.
組成From Arabic مَكَّة (Makka), the holy city. The Arabic origin of that name is uncertain. English then used the name, including in American place names, for any place that draws people the way that city does.
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- Meccanthe person, or the adjective, from the city of Mecca
原始詞典資料11 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。
Meccaname/ˈmɛkə/
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A province of Saudi Arabia.
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A large city, the provincial capital of Mecca Province in the in the Hejaz region, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam, location of the sacred Ka'ba, and to which Muslims are required to make a hajj at least once in their lifetime, if possible.
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A number of places in the United States:
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A surname.
- MR. HOWE: I would like to ask Mr. Mecca this question : does he think there would be substantial duplication between the agency that he is suggesting, and the current Governors' Committees on Employment of the Handicapped. MR. MECCA: […]
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A unisex given name, mostly borne by women.
- Mrs. Mecca Marie Varney and son are successful lecturers and debaters on various topics of current interest, such as suffrage, etc. Her home is in Paw Paw, Mich. Her lectures are managed by her husband, Charles E. Varney.
- Just then, a young boy—named Mecca, as we learned later—arrived at the scene with the flight attendants who had been escorting him to his parents. In the midst of the frantic feeding of the protein bar, Mecca quietly announced:
Meccanoun/ˈmɛkə/
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offensiveAny place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest.
- It was consequently the “Mecca,” the “Delphic Oracle,” the “Vale of Egeria,” to which all studious pilgrims should resort to drink of the pure springs of knowledge; […]
- By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.
meccanoun/ˈmɛkə/
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offensiveAlternative form of Mecca.
- But Seed to Table – which has sprawling spreads of produce, a food court with restaurants and kiosks, and a two-story wine market and tasting room – has become a MAGA mecca, many say, a shrine to former President Donald Trump and Trumpism.
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。