procession

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of progressing or proceeding.
    — From whence it came to pass in the primitive times , that the Latin fathers taught expressly the procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son
  2. A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
    — a procession of mourners
  3. A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  4. Litanies said in procession and not kneeling. in-plural,obsolete
    — In many a form I see thee oft In myriad manners are thy praises told In old processions carved on Grecian urns
  5. The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.
    — Before he closed and opened his eyes, the bails on the wicket behind Johnny Masih were shattered. That was the beginning of a procession. The second ball clean bowled the batsman. The third ball was a catch for the wicketkeeper.
动词 v.
  1. To take part in a procession. intransitive
  2. To honour with a procession. dated,transitive
  3. To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of (lands). US,transitive
    — To procession the lands of such persons as desire it.

词形变化

processions plural processions present,singular,third-person processioning participle,present processioned participle,past processioned past

词源

词源 1
From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.
词源 2
From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.
0 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary