| 释义 | 
		lent·en \ˈlentən, -ntən\ adjective Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Middle English lenten, leinten, from Old English lengten, læncten, lencten of spring, Lenten, from lencten, lengten Lent, springtime — more at lent 1.  : of or relating to Lent 2.  : suitable to Lent : suggestive of fasting or abstinence : meager, somber, spare  < a somewhat rigorous and Lenten manner in which to pass the happy festival of Easter — Elinor Wylie > 3.  : meatless  < lenten soup > |