kip, olive branch, dovish, haveli

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One economist said her remarks were “predictably dovish”.


傍晚時，那隻鴿子飛回他那裡，看，嘴裡啣著一根綠的橄欖樹枝；諾厄於是知道，水已由地上退去。¹¹And she came to him in the evening, carrying a bough of an olive tree, with green leaves, in her mouth. Noe therefore understood that the waters were ceased upon the earth.

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你能吃你雙手賺來的食物，你便實在幸運，也萬事有福！
3你的妻子住在你的內室，像一株葡萄樹結實纍纍；你的子女繞著你的桌椅，相似橄欖樹的枝葉茂密。
4的確，誰敬畏上主，必受這樣的祝福！

For thou shalt eat the labours of thy hands: blessed art thou, and it shall be well with thee.
	3Thy wife as a fruitful vine, on the sides of thy house.
	4Behold, thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord.

kip⁴ 

音節

 

kip⁴

 

発音

 

kíp

1. [名詞]
2. 1 ((俗)) 寝床；ねぐら，宿，安宿；下宿(屋).
3. 2 売春宿：kip house [or shop] ともいう（◆アイルランド以外では((廃))）.
4. 3 ((話)) 眠り；一眠り
   • I got some kip.
   • 僕はしばらく眠った.
5. 4 ((アイル)) 仕事，職.
6. 5 ((俗)) 夜警，警備員.

1. ━━ [自動詞] (kipped，kip・ping) ((話)) 眠る，一眠りする；寝る((down))；(特に一晩)泊まる.

［語源］

語義2は1766

dove 1 

Pronunciation: /dʌv/ 

NOUN

1A stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.

• Family Columbidae: numerous genera and species; white doves are a variety of the domestic pigeon

Example sentences

2A person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs:he was the cabinet’s leading dove, the only minister to advocate peace talksCompare with hawk¹ (sense 2 of the noun).

More example sentences

3(Dove)(In Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).

Example sentences

Derivatives

dovelike

ADJECTIVE

Example sentences

dovish

Pronunciation: /ˈdʌvɪʃ/ 

ADJECTIVE

sense 2.

Example sentences

Origin

Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa.

olive branches

此英文版脫句 有版本為 olive plants

Idioms: olive branch

A symbol of peace, an offering of good will, as in They feuded for years, but finally the Hatfields came over bearing an olive branch. This term is alluded to in the Bible (Genesis 8:11), where the dove comes to Noah after the flood with an olive leaf in its mouth. [c. 1600]

haveli

ˌhʌvəˈliː/

noun

INDIAN

plural noun: havelis

1. a mansion.

   "kitchens were the centre of an Indian home—whether a haveli or a village hut"

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