释义 |
ablutionsa‧blu‧tions /əˈbluːʃənz/ noun [plural] formal ablutionsOrigin: 1300-1400 Old French ablution, from Latin, from abluere, from ab- ‘away’ + lavere ‘to wash’ - As with all my ablutions, the shave follows a definite and predetermined pattern.
- At twelve o'clock the class was dismissed, and there followed a rush for the toilets and ablutions.
- Hurriedly she finished her ablutions, pulled on her clothes and went to investigate.
- If by chance he does he purges himself by religiously prescribed ablutions.
- The ablutions, cookhouse and accommodation are checked for cleanliness, these jobs being a major headache in a platoon location.
if you perform your ablutions, you wash yourself – sometimes used humorously |