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A peacemaker is someone who tries to persuade other people, groups, or countries to stop fighting. They use talk, patience, and compromise more than weapons.
A peacemaker和事佬 is someone who tries to persuade other people, groups, or countries to stop fighting是設法勸別人、團體、或國家停止爭鬥的人 They use talk, patience, and compromise他們靠的是溝通、耐心、和妥協 more than weapons而不是武器
In a family, the peacemaker is the person who steps in when two relatives shout. In world news, a peacemaker may be a leader who sits both sides at a table.
In a family在家庭裡 the peacemaker is the person who steps in when two relatives shout和事佬就是兩個親戚吵架時出面調解的人 In world news在國際新聞裡 a peacemaker may be a leader who sits both sides at a table和事佬則可能是讓雙方坐下來談判的領袖
The word feels warm and a little moral; it can also sound slightly old-fashioned, because it is a famous Bible word.
The word feels warm and a little moral這個詞給人溫暖、有點道德感的印象 it can also sound slightly old-fashioned但也可能聽起來有點老派 because it is a famous Bible word因為它是聖經裡有名的一個詞
In 1526 William Tyndale put peacemaker into English to translate a Greek word in the New Testament that means people who make peace. An older English Bible, Wycliffe's in 1395, had used pesible men instead, following the Latin.
In 1526 1526年 William Tyndale丁道爾 put peacemaker into English把 peacemaker 這個字放進英文裡 to translate a Greek word in the New Testament用來翻譯新約聖經裡的一個希臘字 that means people who make peace意思是使人和睦的人 An older English Bible更早的一本英文聖經 Wycliffe's in 1395也就是1395年威克里夫的譯本 had used pesible men instead則是用了 pesible men 這個說法 following the Latin照拉丁文翻的
It is not the same as : a peacemaker tries to create peace, often by persuasion; a is usually a soldier sent to hold a peace that is already fragile.
It is not the same as peacekeeper它跟 peacekeeper 不一樣 a peacemaker tries to create peace, often by persuasion peacemaker 想辦法用勸說創造和平 a peacekeeper is usually a soldier而 peacekeeper 通常是一名軍人 sent to hold a peace that is already fragile被派去維持一個已經很脆弱的和平
There is also a famous gun, and later a story character, called the Peacemaker — that is this same word used as a name, not a new classroom meaning.
There is also a famous gun另外還有一把有名的槍 and later a story character後來也有一個故事角色 called the Peacemaker都叫做 Peacemaker that is this same word used as a name這只是把同一個字拿來當名字用 not a new classroom meaning並不是課堂上要學的新意思
組成Compound of peace + maker. First attested in the Tyndale Bible (1526) as a translation of Greek εἰρηνοποιοί (eirēnopoioí, 'peacemaker'), a word that appears once in the New Testament. The Wycliffe Bible (1395) had used pesible men for Latin pacifici.
同家族的字
- peacethe first half
- makerthe second half: someone who makes something
- peacekeepersame first half; someone who keeps a peace rather than makes it
- peacekeepingthe military work of holding a ceasefire, not the talking work of a peacemaker
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。
Peacemakernoun
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An early type of American revolver, especially the Colt 1873 Single Action Army model.
- Peacemaker on his hip
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The B-36 bomber.
peacemakernoun/ˈpiːsmeɪkə(ɹ)/
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A person who restores peace, especially by settling disputes; one who engages in peacemaking.
- Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shalbe called the chyldren of God.
- Loke therfore, O mercifull God, not vpon the sinnes which we continually commit: but vpon our mediatour & peacemaker Jesus Christ; that by his intercession thy wrath may be pacified, and we againe by thy fatherly countenance relieved and comforted.
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medicinesciencesCatachresis for pacemaker.
- Indeed, although the activity of the heart depends on the intrinsic rhythm of its peacemaker […]
- The “heart’s peacemaker” is the node from which the electrical signal for heart beat are […]
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。