shiva

FREQ #8106

n. 七日服丧期

发音

US /ˈʃɪvə/

词形变化

shivas 复数 shivas

别名

shibah shiv'ah shivah shive

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A weeklong period of formal mourning for a close relative.

    可数 不可数

    Seymour: Audrey, quick! We've got to do an emergency [flower] arrangement. […] Mr. Mushnik: The Shivas are our most important funereal account. A big, enormous family, they're dropping off like flies!

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

shibah shivah

上位词 2

week hebdomad

相关短语

sit shiva sits shiva sitting shiva sat shiva

词源

From Hebrew שִׁבְעָה (shiv'á, “seven”), referring to the number of days that shiva spans.

来源：wiktionary