beatitude

英 [bɪ'ætɪtjuːd] 美 [bɪ'ætɪtud]
  • n. 祝福;至福

英文词源


beatitude (n.)
early 15c., "supreme happiness," from Middle French béatitude (15c.) and directly from Latin beatitudinem (nominative beatitudo) "state of blessedness," from past participle stem of beare "make happy" (see bene-). As "a declaration of blessedness" (usually plural, beatitudes, especially in reference to the Sermon on the Mount) it is attested from 1520s.

双语例句


1. Her favorite Beatitude is " Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth ".
她最喜欢的至福是 “ 保佑温顺的人,他们将继承土地 ”.

来自《简明英汉词典》

单词首字母