ice saints

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The saints Pancras of Rome, Servatius of Tongeren, Mamertus of Vienne and/or Boniface of Tarsus, and sometimes Sophia of Rome, whose feast days are on May 11th though 15th. capitalized,plural,plural-normally,sometimes
  2. A spell of cold weather in May on or around those dates. plural,plural-normally
    — For quotations using this term, see Citations:ice saints.

词形变化

ice saint singular

词源

Perhaps a calque of German Eisheilige; compare French saints de glace.
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