hostie

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. the consecrated bread or wafer of the Eucharist, host. Scotland,obsolete
    — 1694 August 9, James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth, Letter XII, in 1845, William Jerdan (editor), Letters from James, Earl of Perth, Lord Chancellor of Scotland, &c, to His Sister, Countess of Erroll, and Other Members of His Family, page 40, This Hostie* is carryed about the streets in procession : and really it is very fine to see the solemnity.
  2. An air hostess. Australia,informal
    — A lovely hostie approached my seat, `Mr. Vautin, just looking at you makes me think we might need a forklift to get you off the plane.'

词形变化

hosties plural hosties plural

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Middle French hostie, from Latin hostia.
词源 2
Etymology tree
English hostess
English -ie
English hostie
From hostess + -ie (“diminutive suffix”).
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