speak in tongues

短语

（在宗教拜神仪式中）讲不为人知的语言

词形变化

speaking in tongues speaks in tongues 三单 speaks in tongues spoke in tongues spoken in tongues speaking in tongues 现在分词 spoke in tongues 过去式 spoken in tongues 过去式 spoken in tongues 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To speak in a language unknown to the speaker, especially when in a state of religious ecstasy; glossolalia.

    说方言

    古体

    And when Paul had laid [his] hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

词汇关系

动词

上位词 6

talk speak mouth utter verbalize verbalise

词源

Calque of Ancient Greek ἐλάλουν τε γλώσσαις (eláloun te glṓssais)

来源：wiktionary