c. 1300, Messias, from Late Latin Messias, from Greek Messias, from Aramaic meshiha and Hebrew mashiah "the anointed" (of the Lord), from mashah "anoint." This is the word rendered in Septuagint as Greek Khristos (see Christ). In Old Testament prophetic writing, it was used of an expected deliverer of the Jewish nation. The modern English form represents an attempt to make the word look more Hebrew, and dates from the Geneva Bible (1560). Transferred sense of "an expected liberator or savior of a captive people" is attested from 1660s.
实用例句
1. He was somehow destined to become a rock messiah.
冥冥之中，他注定会成为摇滚乐的救世主。
来自柯林斯例句
2. People saw Mandela as their messiah.
人民把曼德拉看作他们的大救星。
来自柯林斯例句
3. He's seen by many as a political messiah.
许多人将他视为政治救星。
来自《权威词典》
4. Peter replied, on behalf of the disciples, " You are the Messiah. "
