单词 | Shrove Tuesday |
释义 | Shrove Tuesday From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English ChristianityShrove TuesdayShrove Tues‧day /ˌʃrəʊv ˈtjuːzdi, -deɪ $ ˌʃroʊv ˈtuːz-/ noun [countable, uncountable]RRCthe day before the first day of the Christian period of Lent, when people in Britain traditionally eat pancakesOrigin Shrove Tuesday (1400-1500) Shrove from shrive (of a Christian priest) “to hear and forgive someone's sins” ((11-21 centuries)), from Old English scrifan; → SHRIFT |
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