Easter

['i:stə]

解释:

(noun.) a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.

安东尼编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) An annual church festival commemorating Christ's resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pasha or passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this name under the various forms of pascha, pasque, paque, or pask.

(n.) The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.

(v. i.) To veer to the east; -- said of the wind.

录入:奥维尔

解释:

n. a Christian festival commemorating the resurrection of Christ held on the Sunday after Good-Friday.—n. East′er-day Easter Sunday.—ns.pl. East′er-dues -off′erings 'customary sums' which from time immemorial have been paid to the parson by his people at Easter.—ns. East′er-egg eggs stained of various colours given as presents on Easter; East′ertide Eastertime either Easter week or the fifty days between Easter and Whitsuntide.

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