ablution
ablution
[əˈbluːʃ(ə)n]
noun
ablutionary
adjective
语源
[əˈbluːʃ(ə)n]
noun
- (一般作 ablutions)an act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect)
盥洗，沐浴（常具正式而戏谑的效果）
the women performed their ablutions.
女人们漱洗沐浴。
■a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers
（对人体或神器的）洗礼
■(the ablutions)(Brit.)(in army slang) a building or room containing washing places and toilets
(英)（军队俚语）澡堂
ablutionary
adjective
语源
- late Middle English : from Latin ablutio(n-), from abluere, from ab- 'away' + luere 'wash'. The original use was as a term in chemistry and alchemy meaning 'purification by using liquids', hence 'purification of the body by washing' (mid 16th cent.)
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