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〔Masada〕An ancient mountaintop fortress in southeast Israel on the southwest shore of the Dead Sea. Ina.d. 73, after a two-year siege, members of the Zealot Jewish sect committed mass suicide rather than surrender to the Romans. 梅察达：古代以色列东南部、死海西南岸的一个山头堡垒。公元 73年，经过历时两年的被围困后，吉拉德犹太教派成员集体自杀，未向进攻的罗马人投降 〔over〕a sign over the door; a hawk gliding over the hills.门上方的标记；飞过山头的鹰 |