supererogation
supererogation
[ˌs(j)uːpərɛrəˈgeɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
works of supererogation
supererogatory
[-ɪˈrɒgət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
[ˌs(j)uːpərɛrəˈgeɪʃ(ə)n]
noun
- [mass noun]the performance of more work than duty requires
做职责以外的工作
works of supererogation
- (in the Roman Catholic Church) actions believed to form a reserve fund of merit that can be drawn on by prayer in favour of sinners
（罗马天主教）赎罪行为，祈祷者为罪人行善赎罪
supererogatory
[-ɪˈrɒgət(ə)ri]
adjective
语源
- early 16th cent.: from late Latin supererogatio(n-), from supererogare 'pay in addition', from super- 'over' + erogare 'pay out'
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