nativity

英 [nəˈtɪvəti]

美 [nəˈtɪvəti]

n.  耶稣降生; 圣诞; 耶稣降生图

BNC.20135 / COCA.23319

牛津词典

noun

• 耶稣降生；圣诞
  the birth of Jesus Christ, celebrated by Christians at Christmas
• 耶稣降生图
  a picture or a model of the baby Jesus Christ and the place where he was born

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 耶稣诞生;圣诞
  The Nativityis the birth of Jesus, which is celebrated by Christians at Christmas.
  1. They admired the tableau of the Nativity.
     他们欣赏着耶稣降生的场景造型。
  2. ...the Nativity story.
     耶稣诞辰的故事

英英释义

noun

• the event of being born
  1. they celebrated the birth of their first child
  Synonym:birthnascencynascence

双语例句

• The design of advertisement should develop nativity and propose originality.
  我国的招贴广告设计要挖掘本土、倡导原创。
• Spoken prayer is forbidden at school graduations, and towns may not use public funds, to display nativity scenes at Christmas.
  学校毕业典礼上禁止出声祈祷，市镇不允许使用公共基金在圣诞节时表演耶稣诞生。
• In Christianity, Christmas is the festival celebrating the Nativity of Jesus, the Christian belief that the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament's Messianic prophecies was born to the Virgin Mary.
  在基督教的传统中，圣诞节是为庆祝基督耶稣降生的节日。基督教徒相信，弥赛亚告知圣母玛利亚孕育了上帝的儿子耶稣。
• On Christmas Eve all of the electrical lights are turned off while the mayor reads the story of the Nativity to an audience by candlelight in the town square.
  在平安夜，市长在市中心的烛光下，把耶稣诞生的故事读给听众，城里所有的电灯全部关掉。
• The celebrations took place outside the ancient Church of the Nativity, where tradition says Jesus was born.
  庆祝活动是在古老的圣诞教堂旁举行，据说，耶稣就是在这里诞生的。
• The feast of the nativity of Mary is celebrated both in the Orthodox and in the Roman Catholic ( and also Anglican) churches on8 September.
  玛丽亚出生的节日在东正教和罗马天主教（也在圣公会）都有庆祝，是在九月八日。
• Tradition requires that the nativity scene be built up over time until Christmas Eve, when baby Jesus is put in the manger as the very last element of the display.
  传统上耶稣诞生实景活动将延续到圣诞节前夕，届时小耶稣的雕像将被放入马槽，作为展示的最后一个项目。
• In Bethlehem the sacred area around the Nativity Grotto has been the focal point of all tradition.
  在白冷圣诞洞窟周围聚焦了所有传统。
• Jesus 'birth, known as the nativity, is described in the New Testament of the Bible.
  圣经新约记载了耶稣的出生，即耶稣诞生。
• The children always perform a nativity play every Christmas.
  每年圣诞节孩子们都演耶稣诞生的戏剧。