benediction

英 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]

美 [ˌbenɪˈdɪkʃn]

n. (基督教的)祝福，祝祷

复数：benedictions　

GRE TEM8

BNC.23726 / COCA.21353

牛津词典

noun

（基督教的）祝福，祝祷
a Christian prayer of blessing

柯林斯词典

N-VAR （基督教的）祝福，赐福祈祷
Abenedictionis a kind of Christian prayer.
1. The minister pronounced the benediction...
  牧师做了赐福祈祷。
2. The Pope's hands were raised in benediction.
  教皇举起手来祝祷。
N-VAR 祝福
You can refer to something that makes people feel protected and at peace as abenediction.
1. She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction...
  她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
2. The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd.
  歌声缭绕在人群上方，如同低声祝福。

英英释义

noun

the act of praying for divine protection
Synonym:blessing
a ceremonial prayer invoking divine protection
Synonym:blessing

双语例句

She conferred her benediction to me when I left.
当我离开的时候，她向我祝福。
Are you going to give the benediction tonight, father?
今晚您会致祝词吧，神父？
After benediction comes battle.
祝福之后就是战争。
Worship services often conclude with a benediction using the names of the triune God.
崇拜也往往以祝福结束；祝福时用父，子，圣灵的名。
And now, friends, fellow citizens of Gettysburg and Pennsylvania, and you from remoter States, let me again, as we part, invoke your benediction on these honored graves.
如今，朋友们，葛底斯堡和宾西法尼亚州的同胞们，来自遥远州省的同胞们，请再次允许我，如同在我们曾经的分别时，献上对这些光荣死难者的祝福。
I conferred my benediction to you when you left.
当你离开的时候，我向你祝福。
The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd.
歌声缭绕在人群上方，如同低声祝福。
The priest pronounced a benediction over the couple at the end of the marriage ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Owne are newly married.
牧师在婚礼结束时为新婚夫妇祈求上帝赐福。欧文夫妇新近才结的婚。
Encourages me to offer up my ardent supplications that He will continue to make our beloved country the object of His divine care and gracious benediction.
这鼓励我热情地请求他将继续把我们可爱的国家作为他神圣关切及和蔼祝福的对象。
During the financial crisis, the group of developing economies that received the Fed's benediction in the form of dollar swap lines was highly selective.
金融危机期间，那些受到美联储美元互换协议恩惠的发展中经济体都是经过千挑万选的。