quadragene

词形变化

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别名

Quadragene

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An indulgence from 40 days of fasting or similar abstinence, especially during Lent; (later) various equivalent indulgences against punishment in Purgatory.

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  2. 2.

    An indulgence provided by 40 days of fasting.

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词源

From Late Latin quadragēna (“40-day period, Lent”), from Latin quadrāgēnus (“40 each”), from quadrāgintā (“four tens, forty”). Doublet of carene.

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