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.)).
双语例句
1. The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.
为了达到目的,魔鬼也会援引圣经.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
2. Truly there is, both in the Scripture and the statute - book.
明明有嘛, 圣经里和法典上全都写着呢.
来自英汉文学 - 红字
3. Many passages in Scripture allude to this concept .
圣经中有许多经文间接地提到这样的概念。
来自辞典例句
4. We should soon have another version of the scripture doctrine.
我们马上就会听到关于《圣经》教训的另一种解释.
来自辞典例句
5. Tom isn't a bad hand , now , at explaining Scripture, I'll dare swear.