释义
[ joo -dith ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈdʒu dɪθ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun a devoutly religious woman of the ancient Jews who saved her town from conquest by entering the camp of the besieging Assyrian army and cutting off the head of its commander, Holofernes, while he slept.
a book of the Apocrypha and Douay Bible bearing her name. Abbreviation : Jud.
a river in central Montana, flowing north from the Little Belt Mountains to the Missouri River. 124 miles (200 km) long.
a female given name.
Origin of Judith From Late Latin Iudith, from Greek Ioudíth, from Hebrew yəhūdhīth “Jewish woman”
Words nearby Judith judicial restraint, judicial review, judicial separation, judiciary, judicious, Judith , judo, judogi, judoka, Judson, Judy
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Example sentences from the Web for Judith They sacrifice their shelter to contain the walkers—and Judith gets her first action scene!
The Walking Dead’s Midseason Finale Shocker: A Cherished Character Meets a Grisly End | Melissa Leon| December 1, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Several years ago, a 99-year-old woman called Judith Schwarz to her Manhattan apartment.
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Rick must shepherd his newborn daughter, Judith , through this world of peril.
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Judith Barnett is a lawyer/ international trade consultant representing global companies in the Middle East.
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She would have done the same to Judith , except that Carol and Tyreese interrupted her.
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Judith had been as fond of Uncle William as all the rest of them.
The Hall and the Grange | Archibald Marshall
Judith left the piano, sat beside him, and he lightly kissed her.
Linda Condon | Joseph Hergesheimer
"Oh," said Judith shortly, and I was left uncomfortable for another spell of silence.
The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne | William J. Locke
Here Judith 's image haunted him less persistently, here he could for a while forget all things except the secrets of alchemy.
Mohawks, Volume 2 of 3 | Mary Elizabeth Braddon
The deacon was still silent, and aunt Judith and Mrs. Farnham seemed to be knitting more rapidly than usual.
Winter Fun | William O. Stoddard
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British Dictionary definitions for Judith noun the heroine of one of the books of the Apocrypha, who saved her native town by decapitating Holofernes
the book recounting this episode
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