nativity

nativity
(pl. -ies)
  1. the occasion of a person's birth
    出生，诞生
    the place of my nativity.
    我的出生地。
    ■(一般作 the Nativity)the birth of Jesus Christ
    耶稣的诞生
    ■a picture, carving, or model representing Jesus Christ's birth
    耶稣诞生图（或诞生像）
    ■a nativity play
    圣诞剧
    ■the Christian festival of Christ's birth; Christmas
    圣诞节
    ■(Astrology, dated)a horoscope relating to the time of birth; a birth chart
    (占星 旧)（人诞生时的）天宫图
语源
  1. Middle English; from Old French nativite, from late Latin nativitas, from Latin nativus 'arisen by birth' (see native)
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