单词 | Juggernaut |
释义 | Juggernaut(ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɔːt) noun Hinduism 1. a crude idol of Krishna worshipped at Puri and throughout Odisha (formerly Orissa) and Bengal. At an annual festival the idol is wheeled through the town on a gigantic chariot and devotees are supposed to have formerly thrown themselves under the wheels 2. a form of Krishna miraculously raised by Brahma from the state of a crude idol to that of a living god Word origin C17: from Hindi Jagannath, from Sanskrit Jagannātha lord of the world (that is, Vishnu, chief of the Hindu gods), from jagat world + nātha lord juggernaut(ˈdʒʌɡəˌnɔːt) noun 1. any terrible force, esp one that destroys or that demands complete self-sacrifice 2. British a very large lorry for transporting goods by road, esp one that travels throughout Europe |
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