英语词源
- shrove (n.)
- "shrift, shriving," 1570s, shortened from Shrovetide (early 15c.), from schrof-, related to schrifen (see shrive). Shrove Tuesday (c. 1500) is from practice of celebration and merrymaking before going to confession at the beginning of Lent.
权威例句
- 1. Pancake Day ( Shrove Tuesday, when pancakes are traditionally eaten )
- 薄饼日 ( 忏悔节前一日, 按传统吃薄饼 ).
- 2. At Olney, a small town in England, Shrove Tuesday is Pancake Race Day.
- 在奥尔良, 英格兰的一个小镇, 忏悔星期二通常是煎饼大赛日.