luna

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A luna moth: a member of species Actias luna.
    — “Gee,” whispered Oliver. He sat there staring. “A luna! I never thought I’d see a real luna!”
  2. A foreman on a plantation. Hawaii
    — There are several reasons why the Hawaiian-born Japanese boys and girls do not take kindly to plantation labor, but one of the chief reasons is the objection to the kind of lunas who oversee the work of the laborers.
  3. A lunette: a crescent-shaped receptacle, often glass, for holding the (consecrated) host (the bread of communion) upright when exposed in the monstrance.
    — The Bread of Angels is first taken from the tabernacle, where it rests in the luna, and placed upon the altar, covered with a corporal. After genuflecting, the priest puts the luna containing the Blessed Sacrament on its throne—the monstrance—and elevates it […]

词形变化

lunas plural luna plural lunas plural

词汇关系

相关词
luna cornea

词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Latin lūna (“moon; month; crescent”).
词源 2
From Hawaiian luna (“leader; supervisor”).
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