megillah

名词 megillah:

1. (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account
2. (Judaism) the scroll of parchment that contains the biblical story of Esther; traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate Purim

Me.gil.lah

n.（名词）
Judaism The scroll containing the biblical narrative of the Book of Esther, traditionally read in synagogues to celebrate the festival of Purim.
【犹太教】 麦格勒：写有圣经以撒帖记的圣经书卷，传统上在犹太教的会堂里念此卷以庆祝普珥节
megillah Slang A tediously detailed or embroidered account:
megillah 【俚语】 冗长复杂的解释：过于详细的或极尽润饰之能事的叙述：
例句：
told us the whole megillah.
将所有的细节都告诉我们

来源：
Hebrew megilla [scroll]
希伯来语 megilla [纸卷，写成卷轴的古书]
from g3lal [to roll]
源自 g3lal [翻滚]