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with a rosary
这里的 with a rosary 是方式状语，表示借助念珠进行祈祷。
The old woman prayed with a rosary in her hands.
那位老妇人双手握着念珠祈祷。
念珠
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
念珠
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
The old woman prayed with a rosary in her hands.
那位老妇人双手握着念珠祈祷。
念珠,用于计数祈祷重复次数的一串珠子,尤指天主教《万福玛利亚》祈祷。
Prayer beads, a string of beads used to keep track of repetitions in prayer, particularly of the Roman Catholic Marian prayer "Hail Mary" (Ave Maria).
念珠(尤指天主教徒祈祷时计数用)
a string of beads used in counting prayers (especially by Catholics)
天主教的一种祈祷仪式,重复一系列圣母祷文,通常为5、15或20端《万福玛利亚》,每端以《天主经》开始,以《光荣颂》结束；有时也包括其他天主教、圣公会或路德宗的祈祷。
A Roman Catholic devotion involving the repetition of a series of Marian prayers, usually 5, 15, or 20 decades of "Hail Marys", each decade beginning with "Our Father" and ending with "Glory Be to the Father", but sometimes including other Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Lutheran prayers.
一系列或一组旨在类似沉思的思想、文学作品等。
A series or collection of thoughts, literary pieces, etc. intended for similar contemplation.
She held her rosary tightly while she said her prayers.
她做祈祷时紧紧握住念珠。
These rosaries are made of olive wood and glass beads.
这些念珠由橄榄木和玻璃珠制成。
He carries a rosary in his backpack for weekend hiking trips.
他周末徒步旅行时在背包里带了一串念珠。
这里的 with a rosary 是方式状语，表示借助念珠进行祈祷。
The old woman prayed with a rosary in her hands.
那位老妇人双手握着念珠祈祷。
rosary 可作定语修饰名词，如 rosary beads（念珠的珠子）。
She keeps her rosary beads in a small box.
她把念珠放在一个小盒子里。
Not this
She bought two rosarys in the cathedral.
Use this
She bought two rosaries in the cathedral.
名词 rosary 以辅音字母加 y 结尾，构成复数时要把 y 变成 i 再加 es，所以是 rosaries，而不是 rosarys。
Not this
She prays rosary every night.
Use this
She prays the rosary every night.
rosary 是可数名词，单独使用时前面需要限定词；表示“诵念玫瑰经”时固定搭配为 pray the rosary，不能省略 the。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
念玫瑰经
She prays the rosary every evening.
她每天晚上念玫瑰经。
玫瑰念珠
He counted the rosary beads as he prayed.
他一边祈祷一边数着玫瑰念珠。
一端玫瑰经
We prayed a decade of the rosary for the sick.
我们为病人念了一端玫瑰经。
带领念玫瑰经
The deacon led the rosary before Mass.
执事在弥撒前带领大家念玫瑰经。
拨弄念珠
The old woman fingered her rosary as she waited.
老妇人等待时拨弄着念珠。
玫瑰经是我最喜欢的祈祷。这祈祷很妙，妙在简单，妙在深邃。
Pope John Paul II wrote this in his 2002 apostolic letter Rosarium Virginis Mariae, which he devoted to the rosary.
教宗若望保禄二世在2002年宗座牧函《童贞玛利亚的玫瑰经》中写下这段话，该牧函专门论述玫瑰经。
Use rosary naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
rosary 形似 rose，想象一条玫瑰色的念珠串，数珠祈祷。
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious prayer、Catholic worship rosary 通常用于宗教语境，尤其在天主教祈祷时指念珠，语气中性，在正式和日常交流中都适用。
rosy、nosy、cozy 彼此押韵（/ˈroʊzi/、/ˈnoʊzi/、/ˈkoʊzi/），但都不与 rosary 押韵：rosary 的结尾是 /zɝi/，而这些词结尾是 /zi/。rosemary 和 roster 拼写开头相似，但发音分别读 /ˈroʊzmeri/ 和 /ˈrɑːstər/，与 rosary 不同。salary 与 rosary 同以 -ary 结尾，但读 /ˈsæləri/。不要凭拼写判断发音。
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