Word · Frequency #24377
Lazarus
拉撒路（耶稣使其复活的人）
the person whom Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb
《新约》人物；天主教译作拉匝禄。
- 1.
A person who was dead and has been resurrected; a dead person who could potentially be resurrected.
死而复生的人；可能复活的人。
- 2.
A poor person, a beggar.
穷人；乞丐。
拉撒路（比喻中浑身生疮的乞丐）；死而复生的人；可能复活的人。；穷人；乞丐。；乞丐；穷人
In use
The rich man ignored the lazarus who begged at his gate every day.
Every winter, the streets are full of lazaruses hoping for charity.
After his business failed, he became a lazarus living on the streets.
raise sb from the dead
这是《约翰福音》所载的神迹；拉撒路在坟墓里已四天。
Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.
耶稣使拉撒路从死里复活。
the rich man and Lazarus
这个拉撒路是讨饭的乞丐，与耶稣使其复活的那位拉撒路并不是同一人。
Jesus told the parable of the rich man and Lazarus.
耶稣讲了财主和拉撒路的比喻。
Common mistakes
In the parable, Lazarus was a poor.
Connections
Collocations
- raise Lazarus from the dead
- 使拉撒路从死里复活
- Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead after four days in the tomb.耶稣在拉撒路被葬四天后使他从死里复活。
- the beggar Lazarus
- 乞丐拉撒路
- The beggar Lazarus lay at the rich man's gate, covered with sores.乞丐拉撒路躺在财主门口，浑身生疮。
- Lazarus and the rich man
- 拉撒路与财主
- The story of Lazarus and the rich man teaches about compassion.拉撒路与财主的故事教导人要有怜悯之心。
- Lazarus of Bethany
- 伯大尼的拉撒路
- Lazarus of Bethany is the man Jesus brought back to life.伯大尼的拉撒路是耶稣使其复活的那个人。
Idioms & figurative uses
- as poor as Lazarus
- 像拉撒路一样贫穷；一贫如洗After losing his job, he was as poor as Lazarus.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：Lazarus 发音像“拉住路人”，想象路边乞丐拉住行人乞讨；《圣经》里拉撒路正是乞丐，后被耶稣复活。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：圣经叙事与宗教讨论、文学与修辞引用 Lazarus 是圣经人物名，通常用于宗教、文学或较正式的书面语境，日常口语中很少单独使用。若引申指“穷人、乞丐”，也多见于文学或修辞表达。
Grammar Note
作普通名词时指乞丐或穷人，可数；也指圣经中的人物拉撒路。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 Lazarus（/ˈlæzərəs/）完全押韵。glamorous 的重音和词尾相似（-ərəs），但结尾前的辅音不同，因此不押韵。campus、chorus、circus、status、virus 只是以 -us 结尾，发音各异，注意不要被拼写误导。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.