also Methuselah, son of Enoch in the Old Testament, he was said to have lived 969 years, the oldest lifespan recorded in Old Testament. Used from late 14c. as the type of a very long life or long-lived person. The name is Hebrew Methushelah, which appears to be "man of the dart," from singular of methim "man" + shelah "dart."
双语例句
1. I'm feeling older than Methuselah.
我觉得自己老态龙钟。
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2. Perhaps Methuselah lived hundreds of years. Perhaps this is only an exaggerated account.
可能 Methuselah 是活了几百年,也可能这只是一个夸张的记述.
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3. When Enoch had lived sixty - five years, he became the father of Methuselah.
21以诺活到六十五岁, 生了玛土撒拉.
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4. GWT: When Methuselah was 187 years old, he became the father of Lamech.
吕震中本: 玛土撒拉活到一百八十七岁, 生了拉麦.
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5. Methuselah lived one hundred eighty - seven years and became the father of Lamech.
