handgift

词形变化

handgifts 复数 handgifts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gift given directly (i.e. by hand), usually to a newly wedded couple; a wedding gift

词源

From Middle English *handgift, from Old English handgift (“a gift given by hand; a marriage gift”), equivalent to hand + gift. Compare Dutch handgift, Middle High German hantgift (“handgift”).

来源：wiktionary