sain

vt. 画十字于, 祈神保佑

发音

其它 /seɪn/

词形变化

sained sains 三单 sains saining 现在分词 sained 过去式 sained 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.

    古体 及物
  2. 2.

    To make the sign of the cross.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To bless, to keep from evil influence.

    古体 及物

    Sain usǃ Sain us, oh Godǃ.

词源

From Middle English sainen, seinen, senen, sinen, signen, from Old English sēnian, seġnian, from Proto-Germanic *segnōną (“to mark with a cross, bless”), from Latin signō, from signum. Cognate with Dutch zegenen (“to bless”), German segnen (“to bless”), Irish séan (“sign, omen”) and Scottish Gaelic seun (“a charm”).

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