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单词 maccabees
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
Mac•ca•bees  (makə bēz′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Ancient History, Judaism(used with a pl. v.) the members of the Hasmonean family of Jewish leaders and rulers comprising the sons of Mattathias and their descendants and reigning in Judea from 167? to 37b.c.,esp. Judas Maccabaeus and his brothers, who defeated the Syrians under Antiochus IV in 165? and rededicated the Temple in Jerusalem.
  2. Judaism(used with a sing. v.) either of two books of the Apocrypha, I Maccabees or II Maccabees, that contain the history of the Maccabees.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Maccabees /ˈmækəˌbiːz/ n
  1. a Jewish family of patriots who freed Judaea from Seleucid oppression (168–142 bc)
  2. any of four books of Jewish history, including the last two of the Apocrypha
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