the fall of man

IPA/ˌfɔːl əv ˈmæn/
IPA/ˌfɑːl əv ˈmæn/

the fall of man — 名詞

1. in Christian belief, the event in which Adam and Eve break God's command and are

1.名詞C1
釋義

人的墮落

亞當夏娃違命被逐出伊甸園

in Christian belief, the event in which Adam and Eve break God's command and are forced to leave Eden

例句

Min told the class that the fall of man explains why people need forgiveness.

Min 告訴全班，人的墮落說明了人為什麼需要赦免。

that-clause after the fixed phrase

The pastor linked the fall of man to every person's need for forgiveness.

牧師把人的墮落和每個人都需要赦免這件事連在一起。

link the fall of man to a doctrine

同義詞
  • the Fall

    a shorter learned form used when the religious context is already clear

  • original sin

    often refers more to the sinful condition or result than to the event itself

  • expulsion from Eden

    focuses on being driven out of the garden rather than the whole theological event

文法句型

the fall of man

the story of the fall of man

depict the fall of man

用法筆記

Usually appears with the fixed article the and is most common in Christian, literary, or historical discussion. In formal religious writing it is often capitalized as the Fall of Man and names the Eden event itself, not a general decline in human morals.

常見錯誤

❌The fall of man means any time people behave badly.
✅The fall of man refers to Adam and Eve's disobedience in Eden.
💡The phrase names one specific Bible event, not general bad behavior.
❌The fall of man happened when people stopped believing in God.
✅In Christian teaching, the fall of man happened when Adam and Eve broke God's command.
💡It refers to the Genesis story, not a later loss of faith.