Annunciation
[ә,nʌnsi'eiʃәn]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) (Christianity) the announcement to the Virgin Mary by the angel Gabriel of the incarnation of Christ.
(noun.) a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland.
整理:纳撒尼尔--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the annunciation of peace.
(n.) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.
(n.) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's announcement, on that day; Lady Day.
整理:怀亚特
同義詞及近義詞:
n. Announcement.
手打:莱曼
解釋/意思:
n. the act of announcing.—v.t. Annun′ciate to proclaim.—n. Annunciā′tion-day the anniversary of the Angel's salutation to the Virgin Mary the 25th of March Lady-day.
編輯:耶鲁
例句/造句/用法:
- Isaac looked a little blank at this annunciation. 沃爾特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
- Annunciation is the very last place under the sun. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- We got away punctually, and in the course of an hour and a half arrived at the town of Annunciation. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- We laid in some provisions for the trip, engaged carriages to take us to Annunciation, and then moved about the city, to keep awake, till twelve. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
- I doubt if any man can stand in the Grotto of the Annunciation and people with the phantom images of his mind its too tangible walls of stone. 馬克·吐溫. 傻子出國記.
錄入:佩内洛普