单词 | pian |
释义 | pian1/pɪˈan/noun The disease yaws. OriginEarly 17th century; earliest use found in Samuel Purchas. From French pian from Tupi pi'ã. Compare Guarani pia ‘bubas, granos’. Pian2/ˈpʌɪən/adjective Of or relating to any of the Popes named Pius; specifically of or relating to the pontificate or liturgical reforms of Pope Pius V (1566–72) or the pontificate of Pope Pius X (1903–14). OriginEarly 20th century; earliest use found in The Month: an illustrated magazine of literature, science and art. From Pius, use as male forename of classical Latin pius pious, dutiful + -an, originally after the name of Pope Pius V, who introduced a new breviary in 1568, subsequently also after the name of Pius X. |
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