trinity: [13] Trinity comes via Old French trinite from Latin trīnitās ‘group of three’. This was a derivative of trīnus ‘threefold’, which in turn came from tria ‘three’, a close relative of English three. => three
trinity (n.)
early 13c., "the Father, Son and Holy Spirit," constituting one God in prevailing Christian doctrine, from Old French trinite "Holy Trinity" (11c.), from Late Latin trinitatem (nominative trinitas) "Trinity, triad" (Tertullian), from Latin trinus "threefold, triple," from plural of trini "three at a time, threefold," related to tres (neuter tria) "three" (see three). The Latin word was widely borrowed in European languages with the rise of Christianity (Irish trionnoid, Welsh trindod, German trinit?t). Related: Trinitarian.
雙語例句
1. I don't understand a modern day account of the Holy Trinity.
我對現代的基督教三位一體的解釋不理解.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Trinity College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.
三一學院是個給予均等機會的雇主.
來自辭典例句
3. The third person of the Trinity, the Holy Spirit, was the subject of later debates.
三位一體中的第三個 —— 圣靈, 是后來爭論的主題.
來自英漢非文學 - 文明史
4. He was elected a fellow of Trinity College in Cambridge and assistant tutor.
他當選為劍橋的三一學院的研究員和助理導師.
來自辭典例句
5. Are you saying I have to choose whether Trinity lives or dies?