unct

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To anoint, especially a monarch or other patriarchal leader. archaic
    — The King was uncted in the nick of time
  2. To lubricate.
    — This is also an uncting procedure in which oil is dropped into the nose and expelled through the mouth.

词形变化

uncts present,singular,third-person uncting participle,present uncted participle,past uncted past

词汇关系

近义词
lubricate oleate
相关词
unction unctuous

词源

First appears in Middle English circa 1425, derived from Latin unctus (“anointed”) and related terms. Ayurvedic sense is one of several competing translations of Sanskrit snehana.
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