Whitsunday
英 [ˈ(h)witˈsʌndi]
美 [ˈhwɪtsəndi, -ˌde, ˈwɪt-]
- n. 圣灵降临节（复活节后的第七个星期日）
中文词源
Whitsunday 圣灵降临节
即白色星期天，因人们在这一天穿白袍而得名。
英语词源
- Whitsunday
- "Pentecost," late Old English Hwita Sunnandæg "white Sunday" (see white (adj.)); possibly so called from the white baptismal robes worn by newly baptized Christians on this day. Related: Whitsuntide.
权威例句
- 1. Called Pentecost, Feast of Weeks or Shavuot also called Whitsunday.
- 叫作圣灵降灵节是禁食的星期或者五旬节也叫作圣灵降灵节.