Old English, "the Jewish people, the Hebrew nation," from Latin Israel, from Greek, from Hebrew yisra'el "he that striveth with God" (Gen. xxxii.28), symbolic proper name conferred on Jacob and extended to his descendants, from sara "he fought, contended" + El "God." As the name of an independent Jewish state in the Middle East, it is attested from 1948. Compare Israeli, Israelite.
实用例句
1. The Prime Minister has promised that Israel will play a constructive role.
首相承诺以色列将发挥积极的作用。来自柯林斯例句
2. He had been in Israel for the best part of twenty-four hours.
他一天24小时多数时间在以色列。来自柯林斯例句
3. Israel offers automatic citizenship to all Jews who want it.
以色列为所有希望获得公民身份的犹太人敞开大门。来自柯林斯例句
4. The problems of Israel, Lebanon, and the Gulf were tightly interlocked.
以色列、黎巴嫩与海湾的问题一环扣一环。来自柯林斯例句
5. Greece has established full diplomatic relations with Israel.
