xenium

n. 赠与宾客的礼物

发音

UK /ˈziːnɪəm/

词形变化

xenia 复数 xenia

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A gift or offering.

  2. 2.

    A gift or offering.

    A gift or offering given to a guest or a stranger, especially of food, in Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome.

    历史

词源

Borrowed from Latin xenium, from Ancient Greek ξένιον (xénion), neuter accusative of ξένῐος (xénĭos, “pertaining to a guest”, adjective), ultimately from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger”). First attested in the 1700s.

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