evensong

n. (天主教的)晚祷, (英国国教的)晚祷

发音

UK

词形变化

evensongs 复数 evensongs

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A religious service, most commonly seen in the Anglican or Episcopal Church, that takes place in the early hours of the evening; originally, and sometimes still, an alternative name for vespers or a service combining vespers and compline.

    可数 不可数

    1923, Ernest Bramah, The Eyes of Max Carrados On Wednesday last, after taking Evensong at the church, I was leaving the vestry when a lady stepped forward and asked if she might speak to me privately.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

vespers

上位词 1

canonical hour

词源

From Old English ǣfensang, equivalent to even + song. The use of even to mean evening is now obsolete except in poetry.

来源：wiktionary