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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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