benediction

UK:  [.benɪ'dɪkʃ(ə)n]

US:  [.benə'dɪkʃən]

复数：benedictions  

n.

1.祝福;恩赐

2.祈福,天恩

3.【基督教】祝福,礼拜末尾的祝祷;(餐前餐后的)谢恩祷

4.【天主教】(圣体)祝福式

1 . I put Peggy to bed and set up her gifts around the tree and a sweet peace flooded me like a benediction. I had some hope again.
我安置好佩吉睡觉，将她的礼物放在圣诞树的周围。一种甜蜜的宁静笼罩着我，像在给我祝福，我心里又燃起了希望。

2 . It was that halcyon hour when the Angelus falls like a benediction upon the waning day.
这时正是一天中静谧时刻，晚祷的钟声如同祝福一般落在垂暮的天空。

3 . It was like the earth and the heavens meeting, and the ecstasy was a benediction.
就像大地和天空相遇了，那狂喜是一种至福。

4 . Then the father with deep reverence, and a devout eye alternating between the pill and heaven, lifted his voice in a benediction.
接着父亲毕恭毕敬地高声谢主赐恩，虔诚的眼睛一会儿盯着小丸子，一会儿仰视上天。

5 . At once there is a hush in the air, as though the street is singing a silent benediction. Tall, leafy mangroves line both sides of the road.
然后突然周围的空气都安静了下来：高大茂盛的红树整齐地排列在路两边，就好像街道在唱着一首无声的祝福曲。