Word · Frequency #21552
whit
圣灵降临节;五旬节
Whitsunday; the Christian festival of Pentecost.
- 1.
Whitsunday.
圣灵降临节。
- 2.
The season of Whitsuntide.
圣灵降临节的季节
圣灵降临节期间;圣灵降临周;圣灵降临节。;圣灵降临节的季节;些微;一点点
In use
Whit is the Christian festival that falls fifty days after Easter.
Many families go to the countryside during Whit.
The children had a week off school at Whit.
not a whit
常用于否定句,意为‘一点也不’。
He was not a whit disturbed by the criticism.
他丝毫没有被批评打扰。
without a whit of + noun
后接不可数名词,强调完全没有。
She performed the task without a whit of hesitation.
她毫不犹豫地完成了任务。
every whit
意为‘完全、全部’,常用于肯定句。
The plan failed every whit as predicted.
这个计划完全如预测的那样失败了。
Common mistakes
I don't have any whit of doubt.I don't have a whit of doubt.
在否定句中,'whit'前通常用不定冠词'a',而不是'any',因为'whit'表示最小量,常用在固定结构'not a whit'中。
He has a whit of confidence.He doesn't have a whit of confidence.
'whit'一般用于否定句或疑问句,很少用于肯定句。肯定句中表达少许通常用'a bit'或'a little'。
Connections
Collocations
- Whit Sunday
- 圣灵降临节(复活节后第七个星期日)
- Many families attend special services on Whit Sunday.许多家庭在圣灵降临节参加特别的礼拜。
- Whit Monday
- 圣灵降临节后的星期一
- Whit Monday is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom.在联合王国,圣灵降临节后的星期一是公共假日。
- Whit week
- 圣灵降临周
- The town's Whit week celebrations draw visitors from nearby cities.这个城镇的圣灵降临周庆祝活动吸引了附近城市的游客。
- Whit weekend
- 圣灵降临节周末
- We went camping over the Whit weekend.我们在圣灵降临节周末去露营了。
Synonyms
- Pentecost
- 圣灵降临节 · Pentecost 是教会礼仪中的正式用语,也可指犹太人的五旬节,需按语境判断;它只指节日当天,不指节期。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“white”:圣灵降临节(Whit Sunday)时信徒穿白衣,故称“白节”,whit即white的变体。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:Christian liturgical calendar、historical religious writing 此义项专指圣灵降临节(Whitsunday)或其季节(Whitsuntide),属于教会与历史语境中的专用表达;现代英语中单独使用时较少见,多出现在宗教文献或历史叙述中。
Grammar Note
常用否定结构,如 not a whit
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都与 whit /hwɪt/ 押韵,因为它们都以相同的重读元音和尾音 /ɪt/ 结尾。注意形近词:white /waɪt/(或 /hwʌɪt/)看起来像 whit,但元音是 /aɪ/,不押韵;with /wɪð/ 与 whit 字母相同但顺序不同,读 /wɪð/,也不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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。
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