benediction

英 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]

美 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]

n.  (基督教的)祝福，祝祷

复数：benedictions　

GRETEM8

BNC.23726 / COCA.21353

牛津词典

noun

• （基督教的）祝福，祝祷
  a Christian prayer of blessing

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR （基督教的）祝福，赐福祈祷
  Abenedictionis a kind of Christian prayer.
  1. The minister pronounced the benediction...
     牧师做了赐福祈祷。
  2. The Pope's hands were raised in benediction.
     教皇举起手来祝祷。
• N-VAR 祝福
  You can refer to something that makes people feel protected and at peace as abenediction.
  1. She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction...
     她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
  2. The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd.
     歌声缭绕在人群上方，如同低声祝福。

英英释义

noun

• the act of praying for divine protection
  Synonym:blessing
• a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
  Synonym:blessing

双语例句

• I put Peggy to bed and set up her gifts around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a benediction. I had some hope again.
  我安置好佩吉睡觉，将她的礼物放在圣诞树的周围。一种甜蜜的宁静笼罩着我，像在给我祝福，我心里又燃起了希望。
• She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction
  她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
• I conferred my benediction to you when you left.
  当你离开的时候，我向你祝福。
• Whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a benediction.
  他的生活是一种精神鼓励，他的记忆是一种祝福。
• The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Owne are newly married.
  牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。欧文夫妇新近才结的婚。
• And now, friends, fellow citizens of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania, and you from remoter States, let me again, as we part, invoke your benediction on these honored graves.
  如今，朋友们，葛底斯堡和宾西法尼亚州的同胞们，来自遥远州省的同胞们，请再次允许我，如同在我们曾经的分别时，献上对这些光荣死难者的祝福。
• The Pope's hands were raised in benediction.
  教皇举起手来祝祷。
• I say the benediction to my father's birthday.
  我祝福父亲的生日。
• Before beginning his difficult journey, the young man visited his parents to receive their benediction.
  在他艰难的旅程开始前，那个年轻人去探望他的父母以接受他们的祝福。
• She conferred her benediction to me when I left.
  当我离开的时候，她向我祝福。