breviary

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈbɹɛv.ɪ.əɹ.i/|/ˈbɹiː.vɪ.əɹ.i/    美 /ˈbɹɛv.i.ɛɹ.i/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A book containing prayers, hymns, and so on for everyday use at the canonical hours.
    — Sister took out her breviary and said her evening office.
  2. A brief statement or summary. obsolete

词形变化

breviaries plural

词源

From Latin breviārium (“summary”) (compare abbreviation), ultimately from brevis (“short”). Doublet of brevier and brimborion.
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