English Dictionary

sabbatical year

名詞

A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.

日本語の意味

古代ユダヤにおける7年ごとにおこなわれた、農地を耕さず休ませる安息年のこと。 / 農地を一定期間休ませ、作物の栄養を回復させるための年。

After years of intensive farming, the community prepared to let the fields lie fallow during the next sabbatical year to honor the ancient law.

何年もの過酷な耕作の後、共同体はレビ記の戒めを守るため、次の休作年に畑を休ませる準備をした。

意味（1）

A year of rest for the land observed every seven years in ancient Judea, which included allowing the fields to lie without tilling, sowing, or reaping from one autumn to the next in accordance with a Levitical commandment.

意味（2）

A leave, often with full or half pay granted (as every seventh year) to one holding an administrative or professional position for rest, travel, or research.

sabbatical years （ plural ）