单词 | alms |
释义 | alms /ahmz/, n. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy; anything given as charity: The hands of the beggars were outstretched for alms. [bef. 1000; ME almes, almesse, OE aelmesse (cf. OS alamosna, OHG alamuosa, D aalmoes; OSp almosna) << LL eleemosyna < Gk eleemosýne compassion, alms, deriv. of éleos pity. See ELEEMOSYNARY] |
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