| 单词 | mene mene tekel upharsin |
| 释义 | Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in English:mene mene tekel upharsinnoun ˈmɛneɪ ˈmɛneɪ ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪnˈmiːni ˈmiːni ˈtɛkl juːˈfɑːsɪn
OriginLate 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’. Definition of mene mene tekel upharsin in US English:mene mene tekel upharsinnoun
OriginLate 17th century (in an earlier sense). From Aramaic mĕnē mĕnē tĕqēl ūp̲arsīn (Daniel 5:25) from mĕnē numbered, mina + tĕqēl weighed, shekel + ū- and + parsīn, plural of pĕrēs divided, Persia, half-mina, half-shekel. The phrase is an elaborate piece of wordplay, relying on the fact that each word can also denote a different coin, and the third word can also be interpreted as ‘Persia’. |
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