manna: [OE] Manna was introduced into Old English by Latin, which got it from Aramaic mannā. This was a derivative of Hebrew mān, one of a family of Semitic words denoting an edible substance exuded by a sort of tamarisk tree that grows in the Sinai desert.
manna (n.)
Old English borrowing from Late Latin manna, from Greek manna, from Hebrew man, probably literally "substance exuded by the tamarisk tree," but used in Greek and Latin specifically with reference to the substance miraculously supplied to the Children of Israel during their wandering in the Wilderness (Ex. xvi:15). Meaning "spiritual nourishment" is attested from late 14c. Generalized sense of "something provided unexpectedly" is from 1590s.
双语例句
1. Ex-forces personnel could be the manna from heaven employers are seeking.
当过兵的人大概是雇主们寻找的宝贝了。
来自柯林斯例句
2. The revealed documents were manna for journalists.
这些披露出的文件让记者们如获至宝。
来自柯林斯例句
3. I needed that money so desperately, it was like manna from heaven when it arrived!
我正急需那笔钱,所以收到时宛如天赐!
来自辞典例句
4. The bingeing US consumer was Asia's manna from heaven.
美国消费者的大手大脚,对于亚洲而言犹如天降甘露.
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5. Your fathers ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died.
