The kiss of death注定失败或变糟糕的事（马太福音 26：49）

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Prof. Steven Goldsmith, University of California at Berkeley
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I can only say that if a student doesn't know any Bible literature, he or she will simply not understand whole elements of Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser, Milton, Pope, Wordsworth

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from 2006 Bible Literary Project

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Prof. Gerald L. Bruns, University of Notre Dame
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...a familiar understanding of Christian doctrine in historical perspective thus contributes to a fuller appreciation of Shakespeare's art, but Shakespeare's art

Prof. Roland M. Frye
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Prof. David Jasper and Prof. Stephen Prickett
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The kiss of death注定失败或变糟糕的事（马太福音 26：49）

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圣经经文

“Going at once to Jesus, Judas said, “Greetings, Rabbi!” and kissed him.” 耶稣对他说，朋友，你来要作的事，就作吧。于是那些人上前，下手拿住耶稣。（马太福音 26：49）

意思

A kiss of death用来表示具有破坏性影响的事情。例如，政治丑闻对政治家来说就是A kiss of death。

来源及应用

耶稣被他的门徒犹大出卖了。犹大以亲吻耶稣为暗示,令士兵认出耶稣,并逮捕了他。犹大的吻成了死亡之吻，将耶稣逮捕并钉在十字架上。

例句

A political scandal is a kiss of death to politicians. 政治丑闻对政治家来说是致命的一击。

Keywords

betrayal death Judas kiss

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The kiss of death注定失败或变糟糕的事（马太福音 26：49）

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