Lent

大斋期、四旬节

发音

US /lɛnt/

词形变化

Lents 复数 Lents

别名

lent

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

    宗教

    Hezekiah gave up vaping for Lent.

  2. 2.

    A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

    The 40 days preceding Lazarus Saturday, the Saturday preceding Holy Week.

    宗教
  3. 3.

    A period of the ecclesiastical year preceding Easter, traditionally involving temporary abstention from certain foods and pleasures.

    The 46 days preceding Easter, reckoned as 40 days by excluding Sundays.

    宗教
  4. 4.

    Ellipsis of Lent term.

    英国 教育
  5. 5.

    vassa, period of the Buddhist lent during the rainy season

    宗教
name
  1. 1.

    A surname.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

season

部分词 2

Ash Wednesday Good Friday

相关短语

lent a hand lent an ear Lent lilies Lent lily na. 〈英〉同“daffodil”；同“Madonna lily” [网络] 水仙 Lent term Lent terms lent itself to lend a hand 帮助 lend an ear lend itself to 有助于 Great Lent

词源

Shortened form of Lenten, from Old English lencten, from Proto-West Germanic *langatīn (“spring”), as in a season into which days lengthen as it progresses. Cognate with Alemannic German langsé, Langssi (“spring”), Bavarian longas, lòngas, longast (“spring”), Cimbrian langaz, langhes, långez (“spring”), lentz (“March”), Dutch lente (“spring”), German Lenz, Lenze (“spring”), Mòcheno langes (“spring”).

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