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单词 last meal
释义

last meal

noun
A meal customarily offered in certain countries to a prisoner who is sentenced to death on the day or day before he or she is about to be executed; also in extended (frequently humorous ) use.
  • In some jurisdictions, especially in the United States, it is customary that the prisoner may request any type of food within reason..

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Alban Butler (1709–1773), Roman Catholic priest and hagiographer.

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