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Samaritan

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++Sa·mar·i·tan /səˈmærətən/ noun [countable]  good Samaritan HELPsomeone, especially a stranger, who helps you when you have problems or need something 助人为乐者
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SamaritanHad she been prompted by curiosity or the instincts of the good Samaritan, Theodora wondered.
Origin Samaritan (1600-1700) From the Bible story of a person from Samaria (an area of ancient Palestine) who stopped and helped a man who had been attacked and robbed
Sa·mar·i·tan nounChineseSyllable
Corpus you helps a especially who when stranger, someone,


Samaritan
Samaritan /səˈmærətən, səˈmærɪtən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: From the Bible story of a person from Samaria (an area of ancient Palestine) who stopped and helped a man who had been attacked and robbed
good Samaritan someone, especially a stranger, who helps you when you have problems or need something


Sa·mar·itanBrE /səˈmærɪtən/ 🔊NAmE /səˈmærɪtən/ 🔊 nouna ˌgood Saˈmaritana person who gives help and sympathy to people who need it 善良的撒马利亚人;善人;乐善好施者 ORIGIN From the Bible story of a person from Samaria who helps an injured man that nobody else will help. 源自《圣经》,一个撒马利亚人向一个受伤但无人给予帮助的人伸出援助之手。