Word · Frequency #19355
christening
洗礼仪式；命名仪式
a Christian ceremony in which a person is baptized and given a name
尤指为婴儿施洗并取名的基督教仪式。
- 1.
The Christian sacrament at which someone, usually a child, is baptized and given a Christian name.
基督教圣礼,通常为某人(通常是儿童)施洗并赐予教名
- 2.
Any instance of someone's or something's being christened.
某人或某物被施洗命名的任何实例
基督教圣礼,通常为某人(通常是儿童)施洗并赐予教名；某人或某物被施洗命名的任何实例；洗礼仪式
In use
We attended my cousin's christening last Sunday.
The christening was held at the local church, and the baby wore a long white gown.
They are planning a small christening for their daughter next month.
hold/have a christening
hold 和 have 都常用，表示举办洗礼仪式。
They held a small christening for their daughter at the local church.
他们在当地教堂为女儿举行了小型洗礼仪式。
attend a christening
attend 后直接接活动名词，表示出席。
We attended the christening of our friend's baby.
我们参加了朋友宝宝的洗礼仪式。
at the christening
at 表示在仪式进行期间或地点。
Connections
Collocations
- christening ceremony
- 洗礼仪式
- The christening ceremony was held at the local church.洗礼仪式在当地教堂举行。
- christening gown
- 洗礼长袍
- She wore her grandmother's christening gown.她穿着祖母的洗礼长袍。
- christening present
- 洗礼礼物
- They gave the baby a silver christening present.他们送给婴儿一件银质洗礼礼物。
- attend a christening
- 参加洗礼仪式
- All the relatives came to attend the christening.所有亲戚都来参加洗礼仪式。
- christening cake
- 洗礼蛋糕
- The christening cake was decorated with blue icing.洗礼蛋糕上装饰着蓝色糖霜。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
开头是 Christ（基督），在教堂给婴儿洒水并赐予教名，记住基督开头就是 christening 洗礼命名仪式。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：church ceremony、family celebration、official records 该词通常指基督教的洗礼仪式，属于比较中性的常用名词，在正式文件与日常交谈中都可能出现。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 christening 押韵的词有 glistening /ˈɡlɪsənɪŋ/ 和 listening /ˈlɪsənɪŋ/。注意 fastening /ˈfæsənɪŋ/、threatening /ˈθretənɪŋ/、happening /ˈhæpənɪŋ/、frightening /ˈfraɪtənɪŋ/ 虽然也以 -ening 结尾，但重读元音不同，并不押韵。
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页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.