yeshiva

英 [jə'ʃiːvə] 美[jə'ʃivə]
  • n. 犹太初等学校;犹太高等学校

中文词源


yeshiva 授业座(正统派犹太教育机构)

来自希伯来语,坐,引申词义听讲。比较session.

英英释意


1. an academy for the advanced study of Jewish texts (primarily the Talmud)

英文词源


yeshiva (n.)
"Orthodox Jewish college or seminary," 1851, from Hebrew yesibah "academy," literally "a sitting," from yashav "to sit."