释义 |
matin /matˈin/ noun- Morning (Shakespeare)
- A morning song (Milton)
- (in pl; often with cap) one of the hours of the Divine Office, held between midnight and daybreak, now replaced by the Office of Readings (RC)
- (in pl) the daily morning service of the Church of England
adjective- Of the morning
- Of matins
ORIGIN: Fr matines (fem pl), from L mātūtīnus belonging to the morning, from Mātūta goddess of morning, prob related to mātūrus early matˈinal adjective |