christen

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vt. 为...施洗礼, 命名

发音

其它 /ˈkɹɪsən/

词形变化

christened christening christens 三单 christens christening 现在分词 christened 过去式 christened 过去分词

别名

kersen christian

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize.

    及物

    The new baby was christened at the village church.

  2. 2.

    To name.

    及物 引申义

    I christen this ship the Bonny Barnacle.

  3. 3.

    To Christianize.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    To use for the first time.

    非正式

    I christened my new boots today with a walk in the snow.

  5. 5.

    To douse or wet with blood, urine, tears, or other liquid.

    非正式

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

baptize baptise

上位词 2

call name

相关短语

christen name Christian name 受洗时所取的名字

词源

From Middle English cristenen, cristnien, from Old English cristnian (“to christen, baptise”), from cristen (“Christen, Christian”) + -nian. Cognate with Saterland Frisian kristenje (“to christen”), Dutch kerstenen (“to christen”), Middle Low German kristenen, kerstenen, karstenen (“to christen”), Danish kristne (“to christen”), Swedish kristna (“to christen”), Icelandic kristna (“to christen”). By surface analysis, Christ + -en.

来源：wiktionary