释义 |
bishop's ring I. \ˈbishəps-\ noun : a ring worn by bishops on the third finger of the right hand signifying that the bishop is wedded to his diocese II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷-\ noun Usage: usually capitalized B Etymology: after Sereno E. Bishop died 1909 American missionary in Hawaii, who first explained it : a faint reddish brown corona due to the sun's shining through fine dust in the atmosphere |