| 释义 |
spoonsn. (pl.) i.e. christening spoons,also called“apostle spoons，” the usual gift of godparents to god-children at their christening (There were twelve silverspoons in a set,each with the figure of an apostle onthe handle.)汤匙，指洗礼汤匙，又称“使徒汤匙”，系儿童受洗礼时教父、教母赠给教子的礼物。(一套十二只银匙，每只匙柄上各铸有一位使徒的小像。)
△H.VIII.5.3.166 (5.2.201):“Come,come,my lord,you'd spare your spoons.”好了，好了，大人，你大概是舍不得你那些洗礼汤匙。
△H.VIII.5.4.41 (5.3.39):“The spoons will be the bigger,sir.”洗礼汤匙就得要大号的了，先生。 |