exodus
翻译
大批离去, 大规模迁出, 出埃及记
例句
There was a mass exodus of refugees from the city.
难民们大批撤离了这座城市。
The book of Exodus describes their departure from Egypt.
《出埃及记》描述了他们离开埃及的经历。
语法模式
an exodus of ((sb.)) from ((a place)) ((某人))从((某地))的大批离去 There was an exodus of talent from the company.
近义词
同义词: departure, migration, flight; 反义词: arrival, influx
词源
源自希腊语 'ex-' (出) + 'hodos' (路，道)。字面意思是“出路”。
记忆技巧
想象一下“exit (出口)”的“ex-”和一大群人在“路 (-odus)”上行走，来记住“大批离去”的意思。