gestatory

形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʒɛstətəɹi/|/ˈdʒɛstətɹi/    美 /ˈdʒɛstətɔɹi/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. gestational (pertaining to gestation or pregnancy) archaic,not-comparable
    — gestatory surrogacy
  2. Capable of being carried or worn. not-comparable,obsolete,rare
    — The Crowns and Garlands of the Ancients were either Gestatory, such as they wore about their Heads or Necks; Portatory, such as they carried at solemn Festivals; Pensile or Suspensory, such as they hanged about the Posts of their Houses in honour of their Gods, as of Jupiter Thyræus or Limeneus; or else they were Depository, such as they laid upon the Graves and Monuments of the dead.

词源

From Latin gestatorius (“that serves for carrying”). Compare French gestatoire.
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