early 14c., "the sacred writings of the Bible;" mid-14c., "a writing, an act of writing, written characters," from Late Latin scriptura "the writings contained in the Bible, a passage from the Bible," in classical Latin "a writing, character, inscription," from scriptus, past participle of scribere "write" (see script (n.)).
雙語例句
1. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
為了達到目的,魔鬼也會援引圣經.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
2. Truly there is, both in the Scripture and the statute - book.
明明有嘛, 圣經里和法典上全都寫著呢.
來自英漢文學 - 紅字
3. Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept .
圣經中有許多經文間接地提到這樣的概念。
來自辭典例句
4. We should soon have another version of the scripture doctrine.
我們馬上就會聽到關于《圣經》教訓的另一種解釋.
來自辭典例句
5. Tom isn't a bad hand , now , at explaining Scripture, I'll dare swear.