单词 | joss stick |
释义 | joss stick From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Daily lifejoss stickjoss stick /ˈdʒɒs ˌstɪk $ ˈdʒɑːs-/ noun [countable]DRa stick of incenseExamples from the Corpusjoss stick• She lit a joss stick, waved it about and set it down in an ashtray.Origin joss stick (1800-1900) joss “Chinese figure of a god, luck” ((18-20 centuries)), from Pidgin English, from Portuguese deus “god” |
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