Whitsun
英 ['hwits?n]
美
- n. 圣靈降臨節
- adj. 降靈節的；圣靈降臨節期的
英文詞源
- Whitsun
- Whitsun: [OE] Whitsun is etymologically ‘white Sunday’. The name comes from the ancient tradition of clothing newly baptized people in white on the feast of Pentecost. The abbreviated form Whit began to be used with other days of the week (such as Whit Monday) in the 16th century, but its broader modern usage (as in Whit week, Whit bank holiday, etc) did not emerge until the end of the 19th century.
=> sunday, white - Whitsun
- late 13c., contraction of Whitsunday.
雙語例句
- 1. Take a few days'holiday Whitsun.
- 在圣誕節、復活節、圣靈降臨節等休幾天假.
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