| 释义 |
kirk
I. noun
also kurk \ˈki(ə)rk, ˈkərk, ˈkiək, ˈkə̄k\
(-s)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) kirke, kirk, from Old Norse kirkja, from Old English cirice — more at church
1. chiefly Scotland : church
< bells in the city kirks — Christian Century >
< coming to the kirk this morning — Guy McCrone >
2. usually capitalized : the Church of Scotland as distinguished from the Church of England or the Episcopal Church in Scotland — usually used with the
< the essential autonomy of the Kirk — J.Y.Evans >
II. transitive verb
(kirked \-kt\ ; or kirk·it \-kə̇t\ ; kirked or kirkit ; kirking ; kirks)
Etymology: Middle English (Scots dialect) kirken, from kirke, kirk, n.
1. chiefly Scotland : church
2. Scotland : to take (a bride or couple) to church for the first time after the wedding ceremony
< I'm to be married the morn and kirkit on Sunday — Sir Walter Scott > |