bris
bris — 名詞
- brissingular
- brisesplural
1. a traditional Jewish ceremony held eight days after a baby boy is born, during w
割禮
猶太男嬰出生第八天的割禮
a traditional Jewish ceremony held eight days after a baby boy is born, during which the infant is circumcised as a religious rite that marks his entry into the covenant between God and the Jewish people
Yael's nephew had his bris at the synagogue, followed by a festive family meal.
Yael 的姪子在當地的猶太會堂進行了割禮，儀式後還有慶祝餐宴。
collocation: have a bris
Before the mohel performed the circumcision, the rabbi explained the bris to the guests.
拉比在施行割禮的 mohel 之前，先向賓客解釋割禮的意義。
collocation: perform a bris
Putri attended a bris for her neighbour's son and felt moved by the warm celebration.
Putri 去參加鄰居兒子的割禮，並被慶祝活動的溫馨氣氛所感動。
Aylin watched the bris ceremony and later asked her Jewish friend many questions about it.
Aylin 觀看了割禮儀式，之後向她的猶太朋友問了許多關於這個傳統的問題。
In her world religion class, Tendai read about the bris and wrote a report.
Tendai 在世界宗教課上讀到關於割禮的內容，並寫了一份報告。
- brit milah
the formal Hebrew name for the same ceremony; more common in Israeli and modern Orthodox contexts
- circumcision ceremony
a general descriptive term that may apply to non-Jewish traditions as well; less specific than 'bris'
用法筆記
The term comes from Yiddish, which itself borrowed it from Hebrew. The full Hebrew name for the ceremony is brit milah (ברית מילה), meaning 'covenant of circumcision'. In English, bris is more common in Ashkenazi Jewish communities, while brit milah is widely used in modern Hebrew and formal contexts.