| 释义 |
paternoster /pa-tər-nosˈtər or pāˈ/ noun- (with cap) the Lord's Prayer
- A muttered formula or spell
- A harangue
- A large bead in a rosary, at which, in telling, the Lord's Prayer is repeated
- A rosary
- Anything strung like a rosary, esp a fishing-line with hooks at intervals
- An ornament shaped like beads, used in astragals, etc (architecture)
- A lift for goods or passengers, consisting of a series of cars moving on a continuous belt, the floors remaining horizontal at the top and bottom of travel
ORIGIN: L Pater noster ‘Our Father’, the first words of the Lord's Prayer |