| 单词 | 祈求 |
| 释义 | 〔mantis〕The female mantis has the habit of eating the male after mating.In spite of such behaviorthe mantis is graced with a religious name.Mantis is from the Greek word mantis, meaning "prophet, seer.”The Greeks, who made the connection between the upraised front legs of a mantis waiting for its prey and the hands of a prophet in prayer,used the namemantis to mean "the praying mantis.” This word and sense were picked up in Modern Latin and from there came into English,being first recorded in 1658.Once we know the origin of the termmantis, we realize that the species namespraying mantis and Mantis religiosa are a bit redundant. Two other names of this sort that have been used for mantises arepraying locust and orator mantis. To understand the latter,we must keep in mind the obsolete sense oforator, "one who makes a prayer or petition.” 雌性螳螂习惯于在交配后吃掉雄性螳螂。尽管存在着这种行为，螳螂还是被赋予了一个具有宗教色彩的名字。Mantis 来源于希腊语 mantis 一词， 意为“先知，预言家”。希腊人把螳螂捕食前高举的前肢与预言家祷告时的双手联系起来，用mantis 一词来表示“祈祷的预言家”。 新拉丁语吸收了这个词及其意义，英语又从拉丁语中吸取了该词，最早记载见于1658年。我们既然知道了mantis 的来源， 就会发现其属种名praying mantis 和 Mantis religiosa 略有重复。 用来表示螳螂的其它类似名称还有praying locust 和 orator mantis。 要想弄清楚后者，我们必须想到orator 一词的过时的意思“做祷告或祈求的人” 〔supplicate〕To ask for humbly or earnestly, as by praying.恳求：请求或祈求〔prayer〕Her prayer for rain was granted at last.她盼雨的祈求终于实现了〔curse〕To invoke evil or misfortune upon; damn.诅咒，咒骂：祈求降灾难或祸害于…；诅咒〔relieve〕"I . . . prayed to the Lord to mitigate a calamity which seemed to me past the capacity of man to remedy" (John Galt). “我…向上帝祈祷，祈求他减轻这场人力所不能补救的灾难” （约翰·加尔特）。 〔powwow〕A ceremony conducted by a shaman, as in the performance of healing or hunting rituals.帕瓦仪式：由巫师主持的仪式，如为祈求病愈或保佑狩猎而举行的仪式〔invocate〕To invoke.乞零；召鬼：祈求（神等）保佑；用咒语招唤鬼怪〔Enlil〕The chief Mesopotamian tutelary deity, invoked to assure prosperity.安利尔：美索不达米亚主守护神，祈求其能确保繁荣与成功〔adjure〕To appeal to or entreat earnestly.祈求，恳求：诚挚地请求或恳求〔call〕To invoke, as from heaven.保佑：祈求，比如向上帝〔prayer〕A fervent request:祈求：热烈的请求：〔prayer〕A reverent petition made to God, a god, or another object of worship.祷告：对上帝、神或另一个崇拜对象所作的虔诚祈求〔Jude〕One of the 12 Apostles. He is invoked in prayer when a situation seems hopeless.犹大：（耶稣）12使徒之一。人们在处于无望境地时祈求他的保佑〔pax〕A small flat tablet adorned with a sacred image that worshippers kiss when offered the kiss of peace.圣像牌：有圣像装饰的小牌，让作弥撒的教徒亲吻以祈求和平〔Pentecostal〕Of, relating to, or being any of various Christian religious congregations whose members seek to be filled with the Holy Spirit, in emulation of the Apostles at Pentecost.圣灵降临节的：属于、关于或是基督徒通过在祭祀中模仿基督使者降临,祈求圣灵充满内心的各种宗教集会〔conjure〕from Late Latin coniūrāre [to pray by something holy] 源自 后期拉丁语 coniūrāre [用神物祈求] 〔prayer〕The act of making a reverent petition to God, a god, or another object of worship.祷告行为：对上帝、神或另一个崇拜对象作出虔诚祈求的行为〔intercession〕Entreaty in favor of another, especially a prayer or petition to God in behalf of another.求情：为他人请求，特别是为他人向上帝祈祷或祈求〔invoke〕To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration:乞灵：祈求（一种更高的力量）给予帮助，支持，或灵感：〔invoke〕"Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity"(Ford Madox Ford)“她伸出她的双手，就象一个希腊妇人祈求神灵一样”(福特·马多克斯·福特)〔deprecate〕Latin dēprecārī dēprecāt- [to ward off by prayer] 拉丁语 dēprecārī dēprecāt- [祈求躲避] 〔pray〕To make a fervent request or an entreaty.祈求，祈愿：强烈地要求或请求〔magic〕Of, relating to, or invoking the supernatural:巫术的：神灵的、与神灵有关的或祈求神灵的：〔invocation〕The act or an instance of invoking, especially an appeal to a higher power for assistance.乞灵：乞灵的行动或事例，尤指祈求一种更高的力量给予帮助〔imprecate〕To invoke evil upon; curse.诅咒：祈求降灾祸于；诅咒〔deprecate〕precārī [to pray] * see prek- precārī [祈求，祈祷] * 参见 prek- |
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