| 释义 |
shrift
I. \ˈshrift, esp South ˈsri-, dial ˈswi-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English shrift, shrifte, from Old English scrift, from scrīfan to shrive — more at shrive
1. archaic
a. : the act of shriving : confession of one's sins especially to a priest in the sacrament of penance
b. : absolution 3a
2. : acknowledgment or disclosure (as of guilt, wrongdoing, something secret) to someone
< those … who have made shrift of love — Sebastian Evans >
3. obsolete : confessional
< his bed shall seem a school, his board a shrift — Shakespeare >
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
archaic : shrive |