英语词汇“limbo”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

lim·bo¹

(lĭmbō)

n. pl. lim·bos

1. often Limbo Roman Catholic Church The abode of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls, as those of infants or virtuous individuals who lived before the coming of Christ.

2. A condition of prolonged uncertainty or neglect: Management kept her promotion in limbo for months.

[Middle English, from Medieval Latin (in) limbō, (in) Limbo, ablative of limbus, Limbo (conventionally thought to exist on the outer border of Hell), from Latin, border.]

单词	limbo
释义	lim·bo¹ (lĭmbō) n. pl. lim·bos 1. often Limbo Roman Catholic Church The abode of unbaptized but innocent or righteous souls, as those of infants or virtuous individuals who lived before the coming of Christ. 2. A condition of prolonged uncertainty or neglect: Management kept her promotion in limbo for months. [Middle English, from Medieval Latin (in) limbō, (in) Limbo, ablative of limbus, Limbo (conventionally thought to exist on the outer border of Hell), from Latin, border.]
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