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An oblation is a gift you give to God, or to a god — bread, wine, fruit, money, or, in old stories, an animal — or the act of giving that gift. You meet the word in church, in the Bible, and in careful writing about religion. It is formal and a little old. In a Catholic Mass, people still call the bread and wine an oblation when they are offered up. Though actually, almost nobody says this word at the shops or at school. People say offering, gift, or donation instead. Keep the direction in mind: an oblation goes to a god, not just to a person in need. Money for a hospital is a donation; the same money laid on an altar is closer to an oblation.
供品、祭品;祭獻、奉獻(給神的)
組成From Latin oblātiō, “offering,” from the verb offerō, “to offer, to present.” It came through Old French oblacion into Middle English oblacioun. By the look of the English word, it is oblate + -ion.
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Oblationname
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The offering of bread and wine at the Eucharist
oblationnoun/əʊˈbleɪʃən/
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The offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
- And if thy oblation be a meate offering baken in the frying pan,it ſhalbe made of fine flowꝛe with oyle.
- whatever she judged proper for the oblation of the approaching night.
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A deed or gift offered charitably.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。