词汇 | wassailer |
释义 | wassailer noun [ C ] uk/ˈwɒs.eɪ.lər/ us/ˈwɑː.səl.ɚ/ 传报佳音者 especially in the past, a person who takes part in the activity of going from house to house at Christmas time singing carols (= Christmas songs), traditionally drinking wassail (= warm beer or wine with spices added) As alcohol was involved, wassailers often got too rowdy. 饮酒过后,传报佳音者常常变得过于喧闹。 (过去在圣诞节期间,在果园举行的仪式上,向果树浇热苹果酒,为来年丰收取得好兆头)向果树敬酒的人 a person who took part in a ceremony at Christmas time in the past when wassail (= warm beer or wine with spices added)was poured on the trees in an orchard (= an area of land where fruit trees are grown) in order to encourage the trees to produce a good crop the next year Cider is poured over the roots of the tree and the wassailers circle the tree chanting: Stand fast root, bear well top. 苹果酒浇在树根上,向果树敬酒的人围绕着树吟唱道:树根站稳,树顶结果。
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