voice in the wilderness

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A person, publication, or other source of assertions that expresses an opinion, doctrine, or point of view which is ignored or rejected by almost all others; the actual utterance of an unpopular opinion, doctrine, or point of view. idiomatic
    — Eysenck (1952) was just beginning to seriously question the validity of dynamically oriented therapy, but he was a lone voice in the wilderness at that time. Not until the sixties did opposing points of view . . . begin to gain prominence.
  2. An influential religious personage, especially one who makes prophetic utterances. idiomatic,rare
    — "I don't know," said Anne. "He gathers together a little flock of all denominations, who only care to hear the word." "Such a voice in the wilderness as often does good service," said Julius.

词形变化

voices in the wilderness plural

词源

From the Biblical accounts of John the Baptist, as in the Gospel of Mark, 1:2–4: "Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee. The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. John did baptize in the wilderness." (King James Version).
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