noel

FREQ #7653

发音

UK /nəʊˈɛl/

词形变化

noels 复数 noels

别名

noël nowell nowel

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin, sung in honor of the birth of Christ; a Christmas carol.

interj.
  1. 1.

    A wish or expression of commemoration of Christmas.

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词源

From Middle English nowel, from Anglo-Norman noel, Middle French noel, a variant of nael, from Latin adjective nātālis (“natal, having to do with birth”).

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