搜尋結果
olive branch
- IPA[ˈäləv ˌbran(t)SH]
美式
- the branch of an olive tree, traditionally regarded as a symbol of peace (in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood).;an offer of reconciliation
noun: olive branch, plural noun: olive branches
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. the branch of an olive tree, traditionally regarded as a symbol of peace (in allusion to the story of Noah in Gen. 8:1, in which a dove returns with an olive branch after the Flood).
- ▪ an offer of reconciliation the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators
- 更多解釋
- a city in northern Mississippi, just south of the Tennessee border; population 31,830 (est. 2008).
Oxford American Dictionary
- IPA[ˈɒlɪv brɑːn(t)ʃ]
英式
- an offer of reconciliation: the government is holding out an olive branch to the demonstrators
Oxford Dictionary