unction
unction
[ˈʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]
noun
[mass noun]
[ˈʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n]
noun
[mass noun]
- (formal)the action of anointing someone with oil or ointment as a religious rite or as a symbol of investiture as a monarch
(正式)（宗教仪式，君王加冕）涂油
■[count noun]the oil or ointment so used
（礼仪用）油，油膏
■short for extreme unction
extreme unction的简称 - (archaic)treatment with a medicinal oil or ointment
(古)（医疗）涂油
■[count noun]an ointment
油膏，软膏
mercury in the form of unctions.
油膏状汞化合物。 - a manner of expression arising or apparently arising from deep emotion, especially as intended to flatter
甜言蜜语；虚情假意
the headlines gloated with the kind of effusive unction only the English press can muster.
那些标题采用只有英国报界敢用的过度谄媚表达洋洋自得之情。
- late Middle English: from Latin unctio(n-), from unguere 'anoint'. Sense 3 arises from the link between religious fervour and ‘anointing’ with the Holy Spirit
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