ablution
ablution — 名詞
1. careful washing of yourself, your hands, or sacred things, often before prayer o
潔淨禮
尤指宗教上的洗淨儀式
careful washing of yourself, your hands, or sacred things, often before prayer or another religious ceremony
Before dawn prayer, the group performed ablution at the fountain.
天亮前祈禱開始前，那群人先在噴泉邊行潔淨禮。
perform ablution before prayer
The priest's ablution of his hands began the ceremony.
祭司洗淨雙手的潔淨禮，揭開了儀式的序幕。
ablution of the hands
A small basin stood by the gate for ablution before worship.
門邊放著一只小盆，好讓人禮拜前做潔淨禮。
One ablution in the river prepared Saira for evening prayer.
Saira 在河中做過一次潔淨禮後，便準備參加晚禱。
- ritual washing
a neutral phrase for ceremonial cleaning before worship
- purification
broader and often more spiritual or symbolic
- cleansing
can describe physical or figurative cleaning
文法句型
perform ablution
ablution before prayer
ablution of the hands
用法筆記
Common in religious, historical, and very formal writing. For ordinary washing in daily life, speakers usually say wash or washing instead.
2. your routine of washing your face, hands, and body, especially in the morning
盥洗
洗臉洗手等日常清潔
your routine of washing your face, hands, and body, especially in the morning
After the long bus ride, Caio went upstairs for evening ablutions.
長途巴士旅程後，Caio 上樓去做晚上的盥洗。
go for ablutions
The hostel guests lined up early to do their ablutions.
青年旅舍的住客一早排隊做盥洗。
do their ablutions
Meera packed soap and a towel before her morning ablutions.
Meera 在早晨盥洗前先收好肥皂和毛巾。
At camp, cold water made our ablutions quick and silent.
在營地裡，冰冷的水讓我們的盥洗又快又安靜。
文法句型
do your ablutions
morning ablutions
go for your ablutions
用法筆記
Usually plural in real use, especially in the phrase do your ablutions. It sounds formal or slightly humorous; in everyday speech people more often say wash or washing up.