名複: benedictions
benediction
KK:[ˌbɛnǝˈdɪkʃǝn] DJ:[ˌbеniˈdikʃǝn]
n.[U][C]
- 祝福；祝願
- （禮拜結束時的）賜福祈禱
- （大寫）（羅馬天主教）祈求上帝賜福的儀式
- 恩賜；幸事
衍生
a.
benedictory
辨析
以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》
n.
the utterance or bestowing of a blessing.▸
(Benediction)
a Catholic service in which the congregation is blessed with the sacrament.
▸the state of being blessed.
Derivative
- benedictory adj.
Etymology
ME: via OFr. from L. benedictio(n-), from benedicere ‘bless’, from bene ‘well’ + dicere ‘say’.
以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》
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