vigil
vigil
[ˈvɪdʒɪl]
noun
[ˈvɪdʒɪl]
noun
- a period of keeping awake during the time usually spent asleep, especially to keep watch or pray
（常指夜间）监视；警戒；守夜；夜间祷告
my birdwatching vigils lasted for hours.
我夜间观察野鸟持续了好几个小时。
as he lay in a coma the family kept vigil.
他昏迷不醒时，家人守护着。
■a stationary, peaceful demonstration in support of a particular cause, typically without speeches
静坐请愿 - (in the Christian Church) the eve of a festival or holy day as an occasion of religious observance
（基督教）节日前夕祈祷仪式
■(vigils)nocturnal devotions
守夜祈祷
- Middle English (in sense 2): via Old French from Latin vigilia, from vigil 'awake'
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