| 釋義 |
spoonsn. (pl.) i.e. christening spoons,also called“apostle spoons,” the usual gift of godparents to god-children at their christening (There were twelve silverspoons in a set,each with the figure of an apostle onthe handle.)湯匙,指洗禮湯匙,又稱“使徒湯匙”,系兒童受洗禮時(shí)教父、教母贈(zèng)給教子的禮物。(一套十二只銀匙,每只匙柄上各鑄有一位使徒的小像。) △H.VIII.5.3.166 (5.2.201):“Come,come,my lord,you'd spare your spoons.”好了,好了,大人,你大概是舍不得你那些洗禮湯匙。 △H.VIII.5.4.41 (5.3.39):“The spoons will be the bigger,sir.”洗禮湯匙就得要大號(hào)的了,先生。 |