holy-water sprinkle

短语

发音

UK /ˈhəʊliˌwɔːtə ˈspɹɪŋkl̩/
其它
US /ˈhoʊliˌwɔtəɹ ˈspɹɪŋk(ə)l/
US /-ɾəɹ-/
US /-ˌwɑtəɹ-/

词形变化

holy-water sprinkles 复数 holy-water sprinkles

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Synonym of aspergillum (“an implement, in the form of a brush or of a rod with a perforated container, for sprinkling holy water”).

    宗教
  2. 2.

    A 16th-century weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff, used mainly in England; a morning star.

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词源

PIE word *kéh₂ilos From Late Middle English haly water spryngelle (“sprinkler for holy water”), from haly water, hōlī water (“water consecrated for use in religious ceremonies”) + sprenkil, springel, spryngelle (“sprinkler for holy water”). By surface analysis, holy water + sprinkle. Noun sense 2 (“weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes attached rigidly to a staff”) is from its resemblance to the aspergillum, and apparently from the fact that it scattered blood when it came into contact with a person.

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