1869, from Arabic, usually translated as "holy war," literally "struggle, contest, effort," from infinitive of jahada "he waged war, he applied himself to." Used in English since c. 1880 for any sort of doctrinal crusade.
实用例句
1. Palestinians identified the three as members of the Islamic Jihad militant group.
巴勒斯坦人说,这三人是激进的的伊斯兰圣战者组织成员.
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2. Deccan Organization of the Islamic Jihad Army claimed responsibility for the attacks.
伊斯兰组织德干圣战军声称对袭击负责.
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3. While he remains at large the jihad will never be leaderless.
只要他还在逃,圣战运动就不会没有领导.
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4. He said that Islamic Jihad had worked alongside two other militant organizations.
这位发言人说,伊斯兰圣战组织同另外2个好战组织合作策划了此次袭击.
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5. One of them, Islamic Jihad, said the bomber entered Israel from Jordan.