
rood
词源
源自古英语'rōd',意为"十字架"或"杆",与古挪威语'róða'(桨)同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语'*rōdō'。土地面积义项来自十字架作为地界标记的习俗。
noun
❶ 指基督教教堂中悬挂或竖立的十字架,通常带有耶稣受难像,用于宗教仪式或装饰。
“The ancient rood was carefully restored and placed above the altar.”
(这个古老的十字架被精心修复后安放在祭坛上方。)
“She knelt in prayer before the rood in the chapel.”
(她在小教堂的十字架前跪地祈祷。)
❶ 旧时英国土地面积单位,相当于1/4英亩或约1011平方米。
“The farmer owned three roods of fertile land near the river.”
(这位农民拥有河边三路德的肥沃土地。)
“In the Domesday Book, the field was measured as two roods and a perch.”
(在《末日审判书》中,这块地被记录为两路德一杆。)
常见短语
rood screen — 教堂中分隔中殿与圣坛的装饰性屏风,常带有十字架雕刻,流行于中世纪哥特式建筑。
“The carved figures on the rood screen depict scenes from the Bible.”
(十字架屏风上的雕刻描绘了圣经中的场景。)
by the rood — 古英语中的发誓用语,相当于"凭十字架起誓",莎士比亚戏剧中常见。
“"By the rood, thou shalt not pass!" cried the knight.”
(骑士喊道:"凭十字架起誓,你休想通过!")