hostie

n. <澳口>=air hostess

发音

AU /ˈhəʊsti/

词形变化

hosties 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    the consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist, host.

    苏格兰 废旧 宗教

    1694 August 9, James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth, Letter XII, in 1845, William Jerdan (editor), Letters from James, Earl of Perth, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, &c, to His Sister, Countess of Erroll, and Other Members of His Family, page 40, This Hostie* is carryed about the streets in procession : and really it is very fine to see the solemnity.

  2. 1.

    An air hostess.

    澳大利亚 非正式

    2011, Les Hawkins, Great Australian Fly-Fishing Stories, Chapter 20, HarperCollins Publishers Australia, unnumbered page, The cute hostie at the check-in for Kamchatka accepted a note the Russian Ambassador in Canberra had given me about excess luggage and gave me a smile rather than a bill.

词源

Borrowed from Middle French hostie, from Latin hostia.

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