记忆“breviary”可以通过联想其词根“brev”(短的)来构建记忆图像。可以将它想象成一本“breve”( breve 在音乐术语中表示“短暂的音符”)书,它的篇幅很短,因此“breviary”就是一本简短的祈祷书或圣经摘要。通过这种关联,单词“breviary”与它的含义(祈祷书或摘要手册)联系起来。
1540s, "brief statement;" sense of "short prayer book used by Catholic priests" is from 1610s, from Latin breviarium "summary," noun use of neuter of adjective breviarius "abridged," from breviare "to shorten, abbreviate," from brevis "short" (see brief (adj.)).
权威例句
1. As Joe got out his breviary for evening prayer, he heard footsteps at his doorway.
就如乔对于晚上祈祷离开他的每日祈祷书的, 他在他的门口听到脚步.
2. The celebrated breviary remained in the family, and was in the count's possession.