pax

FREQ #25260

发音

其它 /pæks/

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A painted, stamped or carved tablet with a representation of Christ or the Virgin Mary, which was kissed by the priest during the Mass ("kiss of peace") and then passed to other officiating clergy and the congregation to be kissed. See also osculatory.

    宗教
  2. 2.

    Friendship; truce.

    过时

    to make pax with someone

    to be good pax (i.e., good friends)

  3. 3.

    The kiss of peace.

    宗教
  4. 4.

    A crucifix, a tablet with the image of Christ on the cross upon it, or a reliquary.

    宗教
  5. 5.

    Any of several notable periods of peace in human history, particularly owing to unquestionable hegemony on the model of the Pax Romana.

  6. 1.

    A passenger; passengers.

    非正式 复数形式
  7. 2.

    A guest (at an event or function).

    非正式 引申义 复数形式
  8. 3.

    Person (A restaurant guest, when counting).

    非正式 引申义 复数形式

    $30 per pax

interj.
  1. 1.

    A cry for peace or truce in children's games.

    英国 过时

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

kiss of peace

上位词 2

greeting salutation

相关短语

Pax Romana na. 罗马帝国统治下的和平；强加于被征服民族的和平 [网络] 罗马和平；罗马的和平；罗马和平时期 Pax Augusta Pax Americana Pax Britannica n. (尤指19世纪)英国强权下的世界和平 Pax Sinica Pax Judaica

词源

From Middle English pax and Latin pax (“peace”). Doublet of peace. See peace. As school slang, originally used at Winchester College, Hampshire, in the United Kingdom.

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