a service of evening prayers forming part of the Divine Office of the Western Christian Church, traditionally said (or chanted) before retiring for the night 晚祷(西派基督教教会每日例行宗教仪式的一个部分,传统上在就寝前以诵读或咏唱方式进行)
语源
Middle English: from Old French complie, feminine past participle of obsolete complir 'to complete', from Latin complere 'fill up' (see complete). The ending -ine was probably influenced by Old French matines 'matins'