beatitude
英 [bɪ'ætɪtjuːd]
美[bɪ'ætɪtud]
- n. 祝福；至福
英文词源
- beatitude (n.)
- early 15c., "supreme happiness," from Middle French béatitude (15c.) and directly from Latin beatitudinem (nominative beatitudo) "state of blessedness," from past participle stem of beare "make happy" (see bene-). As "a declaration of blessedness" (usually plural, beatitudes, especially in reference to the Sermon on the Mount) it is attested from 1520s.
双语例句
- 1. Her favorite Beatitude is " Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth ".
- 她最喜欢的至福是 “ 保佑温顺的人,他们将继承土地 ”.
来自《简明英汉词典》