bless

动词 v. 感叹词 intj.
中文释义
发音 blĕs

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make something holy by religious rite, sanctify.
  2. To invoke divine favor upon.
    — In some countries, priests bless farm animals on St. Anthony's Day.
  3. To honor as holy, glorify; to extol for excellence.
    — A Pſalme of Dauid. Bleſſe the Lord, O my ſoule: and all that is within me, bleſſe his holy Name.
  4. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.
    — And thou ſhalt ſweare, The Lord liueth, in Trueth, in Iudgement, and in Righteouſnes, and the nations ſhall bleſſe themſelues in him, and in him ſhall they glorie.
  5. To make the sign of the cross upon, so as to sanctify.
    — the archbishop vsing certeine praiers, blessed the king
  6. To wave; to brandish. obsolete
    — And burning blades about their heads do blesse.
  7. To turn (a reference) into an object. transitive
  8. To secure, defend, or prevent from. archaic
    — Bless me from marrying a usurer.
  9. To give or send. slang
    — Could you bless me the link for the original post?
  10. To approve of or assent to. transitive
    — After those modifications, the Board blessed the reorganization plan.
  11. To perform the mano gesture; taking of an elder's hand to press it to one's forehead or kiss it (as a sign of respect) Philippines
    — You should bless your relatives, because they arrived here already.
感叹词 intj.
  1. Used as an expression of endearment, gratitude, or (ironically) belittlement. Canada,UK,informal
    — Ah bless! You must be the welcoming committee for anyone who dares express ignorance.

词形变化

blesses present,singular,third-person blessing participle,present blest participle,past blest past blessed participle,past blessed past

词汇关系

反义词
curse condemn unbless
衍生词
bebless blessability blessable blessee blesser bless me bless my cotton socks bless my soul bless oneself bless out bless someone's cotton socks bless someone's heart bless someone with bless up bless us blessworthy bless you cobless God bless America God bless the Duke of Argyle God bless the Duke of Argyll God bless the mark God bless you Goddess bless Goddess bless you gods bless you outbless prebless rebless
相关词
blessed blessing bleed blood

词源

词源 1
From Middle English blessen, from Old English bletsian (“to consecrate (with blood)”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdisōn (“to sprinkle, mark or hallow with blood”), from Proto-Germanic *blōþą (“blood”), of uncertain origin, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₃- (“to bloom”). Cognate with Old Norse bleza (“to bless”) (whence Icelandic blessa), Old English blēdan (“to bleed”). More at bleed.
词源 2
An ellipsis for an expression such as bless your heart.
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