trinity

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n. 三人一组, 三个一组的东西, 三位一体

发音

US /ˈtɹɪnɪti/

词形变化

trinities 复数 trinities

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.

    三位一体

  2. 2.

    The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.

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词源

From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).

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