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samaritan

/suh-mar-i-tn/US // səˈmær ɪ tn //UK // (səˈmærɪtən) //

撒玛利亚人,撒马利亚人,萨马利亚人,萨摩耶

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an inhabitant of Samaria.
    • : good Samaritan.
    • : any of the dialects of Aramaic spoken by the Samaritans in ancient Israel and until recently still spoken in Nablus.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : pertaining to Samaria or to Samaritans.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • He wandered around from post to post, street to street, the good doctor Samaritan in search of someone to save.

  • The Samaritan guidelines are written around the assumption that suicide is a purely irrational act, an act spurred by illness.

  • Thanks Rovell for pointing that out, all part of being a Good Samaritan, right?

  • In one of my homicides, I had one wonderful witness, a legit Good Samaritan with 20-20 vision and photographic memory.

  • Hence, the need for more “good Samaritan” laws that protect people who call for help when someone is overdosing.

  • She flagged down the Irvine bus and spoke to an unidentified good samaritan, who brought her to her office and called the police.

  • Several rabbis assert that the Samaritan was the original tongue; other persons say that it was that of Lower Brittany.

  • He was a good Samaritan and unafraid, who is affectionately remembered by a grateful foe.

  • I came upon your little daughter not long since playing the part of the Good Samaritan to Raulsburys poor old horse.

  • Yes, you find people ready enough to do the good Samaritan without the oil and twopence.

  • The words and the expressions on the countenances of the others caused the truth to flash upon the good Samaritan.