词汇 | adam |
词源 | Adam; human. Adam, the name of the first man in the Bi- ble, is the Hebrew word for man, deriving from adama, “earth,” just as the Latin humanus, “human,” is related to the Latin humus, “earth.” For his sins, according to the Talmud, Adam was evicted from Paradise after only 12 hours. In addi- tion to entries following, his name is represented by Adam’s wine, or ale, a humorous expression for water; Adamic, naked, free like Adam; Adamite, a human being or descendant of Adam; the second Adam, a biblical reference to Christ; the old Adam in us, a reference to man’s disposition to evil; and I don’t know him from adam. |
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