请输入您要查询的单词:

 

单词 house divided
释义

house divided

English

Etymology

In reference to the proverb, a house divided against itself cannot stand.

Noun

house divided (plural houses divided)

  1. Something characterised by internal dissent or conflict.
    • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 204:
      Despite the wish of many clerics to tailor their faith and to transform their lives to the demands of a more secular age, the fact remained that the church was a house divided, and its divisions reduced its efficacy against philosophe attacks.
    • 2009, Ben Jones, The Guardian, 2 Apr 2009:
      For all the reported "successes" at the centre, Uganda is a house divided.
随便看

 

国际大辞典收录了7408809条英语、德语、日语等多语种在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词及词组的翻译及用法,是外语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2023 idict.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号 更新时间:2024/8/1 1:38:55