surplice

英 ['sɜːplɪs] 美 ['sɝpləs]
  • n. 白袈裟;斜襟衣
  • adj. 斜叠的
  • n. (Surplice)人名;(英)瑟普利斯

中文词源


surplice 教士和唱诗班穿的白色罩衣

来自古法语 surpeliz,罩衣,罩袍,来自拉丁语 superpellicium,罩衣,来自 super,在上,在外, pellicium,毛皮衣服,来自 pellis,毛皮,词源同 film,peel.即在毛皮衣服外面罩的袍子。

英文词源


surplice (n.)
"loose white robe," c. 1200, from Old French surpeliz (12c.), from Medieval Latin superpellicium (vestmentum) "a surplice," literally "an over fur (garment)," from Latin super "over" (see super-) + Medieval Latin pellicium "fur garment, tunic of skins," from Latin pellis "skin" (see film (n.)). So called because it was donned over fur garments worn by clergymen for warmth in unheated medieval churches.

双语例句


1. Cope: a long ecclesiastical vestment worn over an alb or surplice.
长袍: 一种传教士所穿的长袍,穿在白长袍或白法衣外面.

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