cierge

发音

UK /sɪə̯dʒ/
UK /sɪˈɛə̯ʒ/
US /sɪɹd͡ʒ/
US /siˈɛɹʒ/

词形变化

cierges 复数 cierges

别名

cerge

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A wax candle used in religious rites.

词源

From earlier cerge, from Middle English serge, cerge, from Old French cierge, cerge from Latin cereus (“waxy”), from cera (“wax”). The current pronunciation is learnedly taken from modern French cierge (with varying degrees of nativisation).

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