Adam¹(in the biblical and Koranic traditions) the name of the first man. According to the Book of Genesis, Adam was created by God as the progenitor of the human race and lived with Eve in the garden of Eden
（《圣经》和《古兰经》传统中）亚当（人类第一人的名字，据《创世纪》亚当是上帝创造的人类的始祖，与夏娃住在伊甸园里）
In the Bible the Book of Genesis describes how Adam was formed from the dust of the ground and God's breath; Eve, the first woman, was created from one of Adam's ribs as his companion. They lived together in the Garden of Eden until the serpent tempted Eve to eat an apple from the forbidden tree; she persuaded Adam to do the same. As a result of this original sin of disobedience they were both expelled from the garden

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常用词组
not know someone from Adam
not know or be completely unable to recognize the person in question
不认识某人，根本认不出某人

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语源
from Hebrew 'āḏām 'man', later taken to be a name
Adam² Robert (1728–92), Scottish architect. He was influenced by neoclassical theory and, assisted by his brother James (1730–94), he initiated a lighter, more decorative style than the Palladianism favoured by the British architecture of the previous half-century
亚当，罗伯特（1728—1792，苏格兰建筑师；他受新古典主义理论影响，并在其弟詹姆斯[1730—1794]的协助下，创出了一种比前半世纪英国建筑所推崇的帕拉第奥建筑主义更轻巧、更具有装饰性的风格）