Bibleとは意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音, 米国発音) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪbəl/
• 韻: -aɪbəl

名詞

bible (複数形 bibles)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“a specific version, edition, translation, または copy of the Christian religious text”)
   • 2012 September 8, Cass Jones, “Elvis Presley's bible sells for £59,000”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     The bible was used by Presley throughout his life until his death on 16 August 1977 and contains his handwritten notes, thoughts and annotations.

2. Alternative letter-case form of Bible (“the analogous holy book of another religion”)
   • 1925, Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto, A Daughter of the Samurai, page 76:

     The Buddhist bible tells this story of Buddha’s time of temptation when he was living as a hermit on the Mount of Snow.

3. (by extension) A comprehensive manual that describes something, or a publication with a loyal readership.

   handyman’s bible

   • 1995 June, Gary Wolf, “The Curse of Xanadu”, in Wired Magazine‎^[2]:

     Computer Lib was written as a popular primer, but its most profound effect was on computer programmers, who needed little persuasion about the value of computers. […] Having set out to appeal to the general public, Nelson managed to publish an insider's bible and highly intimate guide to hacker culture.

   • 1995 September, Richard Barbrook; Andy Cameron, “The Californian Ideology”, in Mute‎^[3], volume 1, number 3, ISSN 1356-7748:

     For example, Wired—the monthly bible of the ‘virtual class’—has uncritically reproduced the views of Newt Gingrich, […]

4. (nautical) Synonym of holystone: a piece of sandstone used for scouring wooden decks on ships.
5. (at certain US universities) A compilation of problems and solutions from previous years of a given course, used by some students to cheat on tests or assignments.
   • 1965, Matt Fichtenbaum and Dan Murphy, “The Institute Screw” in The Broadside of Boston, vol. III, No. 22:

     My friend’s a genius, he will give me problems one through nine. The bible of a sophomore will have the needed lines.

6. Omasum, the third compartment of the stomach of ruminants

   Synonyms: psalterium, omasum, manyplies, fardel

7. (locksmithing) The upper part of a pin-tumbler lock, containing the driver pins and springs.

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