magdalen
英 ['mægdəlɪn]
- n. 从良的妓女；妓女收容所（等于Magdalene）
英文词源
- magdalen (n.)
- "reformed prostitute," 1690s, so called for Mary Magdalene, disciple of Christ (Luke viii:2), who often is identified with the penitent woman in Luke vii:37-50. See Magdalene.
双语例句
- 1. Last weekend I attended a celebratory dinner for hacks at my old Oxford College , Magdalen.
- 某个周末,我在母校——牛津莫德林(Magdalen)学院参加了一个为文人举行的庆祝晚宴.
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- 2. Magdalen alumni include William Hague, Seamus Heaney and Oscar Wilde.
- 威廉·黑格(保守党创始人) 、 谢默斯·希尼(诺贝尔文学奖得主)和奥斯卡·王尔德(小说家)都是玛德莲学院的校友.
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