Hail Mary

短语

n. 万福马利亚

发音

其它

词形变化

Hail Maries Hail Marys 复数 Hail Marys Hail Maries 复数 Hail Maryed Hail Marying Hail Marys 三单 Hail Marying 现在分词 Hail Maryed 过去式 Hail Maryed 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A prayer, of established or conventional wording, calling for the intercession of the Virgin Mary.

    圣母经

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A risky last-ditch effort with great benefit but little chance of success; one whose success would require divine intervention; a Hail Mary pass.

    美国 定语 比喻

    Hail Mary deal

v.
  1. 1.

    To pray by saying a Hail Mary.

词源

From Middle English Heil Marie. The extended figurative sense alludes to the notion of saying a prayer that the action will succeed.

来源：wiktionary