| 釋義 |
vigil /'vickzil; 'vidzsl/ n 1 [U] staying awake to keep watch or to pray: 守夜; 徹夜淸醒 (以守望或祈禱) : keep ~ over a sick child; 徹夜不眠看顧一病童; (pl) instances of this: (復(fù)) 守夜或徹夜不眠的實(shí)例： tired out by her long ~s. 她由于長(zhǎng)時(shí)間的熬夜而疲憊不堪。 2 eve of a religious festival, esp when observed with prayer and fasting. 宗敎節(jié)日的前夕 (尤指須祈禱及齋戒者) 。 |