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Prayer French Latin 2111.Prayer 英 Preə]美 Prɛr 释义

正面 2111.prayer
英 [preə]美 [prɛr]

背面
释义:
n. 祈祷,祷告;恳求;祈祷文
例句:
1. The Colonel bowed his head and whispered a prayer of thanksgiving.这位上校低头轻声做感恩祈祷。

1. see wrench.

prayer (n.)c. 1300, from Old French prier "prayer, petition, request" (12c., Modern French prière), from Medieval Latin precaria "petition, prayer," noun use of Latin adjective precaria, fem. of precarius "obtained by prayer, given as a favor," from precari "to ask, beg, pray" (see pray). Related: Prayers. Prayer-book attested from 1590s; prayer-meeting from 1780. To not have a prayer "have no chance" is from 1941."

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