last rites

英 美
  • n.〈宗〉临终祈祷
  • last v.持续;维持adj.最近的;上一个的;末尾的;最后的adv.最后;最近一次n.最后来的人(或发生的事);鞋楦(做鞋的模型)
  • rites n.仪式名词rite的复数形式.
Noun:
  1. a Catholic sacrament; a priest anoints a dying person with oil and prays for salvation

  2. rites performed in connection with a death or burial

    1. Meticulous Japanese planners have tried to control everything from the weather to left-wing radicals to make sure the last rites for the87-year-old monarch come off without a hitch.
      无微不至负责筹划的日本人,已经试图掌握所有情况——从天气以至左翼极端分子——以确保87岁的天皇最后几个典礼圆满度过。
    2. The priest administered the last rites.
      神父为人举行临终圣礼。

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