单词 | vesper |
释义 | vesper (once / 3450 pages) n A vesper is an evening song. It also refers to evening prayers, and then it’s usually plural as vespers. Whether it’s a church service or a jazz band at sunset, if it’s in the evening, it’s a vesper. Vesper hasn’t changed much over the years, in Latin it means “evening star,” and in Old English it’s æfen-sang, which sounds a little like “evening song.” In the Christian tradition, vespers are prayer services occurring later in the day. In the Roman Catholic Church vespers are a series of prayers that church officials and believers say together. This word has had several meanings over time, but most are related to evening, which is when the prayers take place. WORD FAMILYvesper: vespers USAGE EXAMPLESVespers will be held on the second Wednesday of each month. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) In Kansas City’s Community Christian Church, they scheduled a “Jazz Vespers” worship service for tonight. Washington Times(Nov 09, 2016) Every evening we stood in a line and sang vespers, which we had to learn off by heart. The Guardian(Jun 23, 2016) n a late afternoon or evening worship service Hypo|Hyper placebo (Roman Catholic Church) vespers of the office for the dead divine service, religious service, service the act of public worship following prescribed rules Vesper (once / 41913 pages) n WORD FAMILY Vesper USAGE EXAMPLES“Today the sport which the whole team came to Rio for recedes into the background,” Germany team leader Michael Vesper said. Seattle Times(Aug 15, 2016) Missy Mazzoli’s joyous “Vesper Sparrow” was inspired by a polyphonic Sardinian folk style based on overtone singing. New York Times(Apr 01, 2016) A bit later, Vesper ran into Peter Krause, her mom’s co-star, and proudly announced she had just landed her first directing job. Washington Times(Mar 22, 2016) n a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky Syn|Exp Hesperus, evening star major planet, planet (astronomy) any of the nine large celestial bodies in the solar system that revolve around the sun and shine by reflected light; Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto in order of their proximity to the sun; viewed from the constellation Hercules, all the planets rotate around the sun in a counterclockwise direction |
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