Word · Frequency #23542
Sinai
西奈山
Sinai
- 1.
a mountain peak in the southern Sinai Peninsula (7,500 feet high); it is believed to be the peak on which Moses received the Ten Commandments
西奈半岛南部的一座山峰(海拔7500英尺)；被认为是摩西接受十诫的山峰
- 2.
a desert on the Sinai Peninsula in northeastern Egypt
埃及东北部西奈半岛上的沙漠
- 3.
a peninsula in northeastern Egypt; at north end of Red Sea
埃及东北部的半岛；位于红海北端
西奈半岛南部的一座山峰(海拔7500英尺)；被认为是摩西接受十诫的山峰；埃及东北部西奈半岛上的沙漠；埃及东北部的半岛；位于红海北端；西奈
In use
Sinai is famous as the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
We got up early to climb Sinai and watch the sunrise from the summit.
The desert around Sinai is rugged, but the view from the peak is worth the journey.
Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai 是专有名词，首字母需大写。
Mount Sinai is believed to be the peak where Moses received the Ten Commandments.
西奈山被认为是摩西接受十诫的山峰。
the Sinai Peninsula
Sinai Peninsula 前通常需要用定冠词 the。
Mount Sinai is located in the Sinai Peninsula.
西奈山位于西奈半岛。
Common mistakes
sinai is in Egypt.
Connections
Collocations
- Mount Sinai
- 西奈山
- In the Bible, God spoke to Moses on Mount Sinai.在《圣经》中，上帝在西奈山对摩西说话。
- Sinai covenant
- 西奈之约
- The Sinai covenant is central to the Old Testament.西奈之约是《旧约》的核心。
- Sinai revelation
- 西奈启示
- Jews celebrate the Sinai revelation on Shavuot.犹太人在五旬节庆祝西奈启示。
Pop culture & quotes
- And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.
- 西奈山全山冒烟，因为耶和华在火中降于其上；烟气上腾，如烧窑一般，整座山大大震动。Mount Sinai is a sacred mountain in the Sinai Peninsula, visited by pilgrims of many faiths.西奈山是西奈半岛上的一座圣山，有许多宗教信徒前往朝圣。
Confusing words
Learner notes
Memory Tip
摩西在西奈山顶‘sigh’(叹气)，因已‘nigh’(临近)上帝——Sinai的读音正好是sigh+nigh。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：宗教文本、历史叙述、地理介绍 作为专有名词，Sinai 本身没有明显的正式或非正式色彩；作为西奈山时，通常出现在宗教、历史或地理类文本中，日常口语里比较少见，多用于书面或介绍性语境。
Grammar Note
西奈（山）为专有名词，通常首字母大写。
Pronunciation & Spelling
读音对比：sigh (/saɪ/) 与 Sinai 的第一个音节同音；night (/naɪt/) 以 /naɪ/ 开头，近似 Sinai 的第二个音节（多一个 /t/）；high (/haɪ/) 和 Thai (/taɪ/) 都有 /aɪ/ 音。注意形近词 sin (/sɪn/)，其中的 si 发短音 /ɪ/，所以 Sinai 不能读成 “sin-eye”。由于 Sinai 的主重音在第一个音节且后面还有非重读的 /naɪ/，没有常见词能完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT.