Lenten

英 ['lentən] 美
  • adj. 四旬斋的;不丰盛的;简单的

英文词源


Lenten (adj.)
late Old English, from Lent + -en (2). Elizabethan English had Lenten-faced "lean and dismal" (c. 1600).

双语例句


1. Grotesque masks along in a burst of pre - Lenten revelry in Nice, France.
怪异荒诞的面具在法国尼斯四旬斋前狂欢中上下摆动.

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2. The Lenten practice of almsgiving thus becomes a means to deepen our Christian vocation.
四旬期“施予”的举动,也就成为加深基督徒使命的工具.

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3. Half the year was devoted to Lenten fasting prescribed by religion, and even marriage was discouraged.
半年时间被用做宗教规定的大斋节禁食, 甚至结婚都被劝阻.

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4. The Lenten fast dictated that the simnel cake had to keep until Easter.
四旬斋斋戒说这种重油水果蛋糕必须一直保留至复活节.

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