| 单词 | christmas even |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristmas Even Christmas Even n. the evening and hence the day before Christmas Day; = Christmas Eve n.Cf. earlier Christenmas even at Christenmas n. Compounds. ΚΠ c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 734 Þus..Bi contray cayreȝ þis knyȝt tyl kryst-masse euen. 1580 J. Stow Chrons. of Eng. 714 Henrie Bowfort Duke of Somerset..yeelded Bambrugh on Christmas euen. 1676 W. Geaves Status Ecclesiæ Gallicanæ 152 Nicholas Orem made a Sermon before the Pope and his Cardinals on Christmas-even, in which he rebuketh the Prelates and Priests of his time. 1861 J. Sylvester Garland of Christmas Carols ii. 77 The ‘Gloria in Excelsis’ is sung in Roman Catholic chapels..at midnight on Christmas Even. 2017 Daily Herald (Tyrone, Pa.) 29 Dec. 1/3 (caption) Inside on Christmas Even at many area churches, candle lighting concluded the evening services. < as lemmas |
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