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Alms Latin N Vulgar Greek Pity Mercy Ms

单词 alms
音标 [ɑ:mz]
解释 n. 施舍物,救济品
红宝书 【英】 n.施舍物,救济品(mon ey or goods given to the poor)
字源 alms (n.)
Old English ælmesse "alms, almsgiving," from Proto-Germanic *alemosna (cognates: Old Saxon alamosna, Old High German alamuosan, Old Norse ölmusa), an early borrowing of Vulgar Latin *alemosyna (source of Old Spanish almosna, Old French almosne, Italian limosina), from Church Latin eleemosyna (Tertullian, 3c.), from Greek eleemosyne "pity, mercy," in Ecclesiastical Greek "charity, alms," from eleemon "compassionate," from eleos "pity, mercy," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative of cries for alms. Spelling perversion in Vulgar Latin is perhaps by influence of alimonia.
不择手段背单词 n. 施舍物, 救济品(钱, 食物, 衣物等)
【例】ask for alms 募捐
【记】发音酷似阿门. 你在向和尚施舍、救济一些东西的时候经常会听到这两个字. 这种方法比较牵强, 但总比没有好.
趣味全助记 【记】all ms 美子,美金,全是美金,救济全是钱;all MS microsoft 盖茨施舍了很多钱,有钱人别忘了行些善事积点德,不要当守财奴

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