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单词 limbo
释义 limbo
1.
n. (pl. -os)
  1. (in some Christian beliefs) the supposed abode of the souls of unbaptized infants, and of the just who died before Christ.
  2. an intermediate state or condition of awaiting a decision etc.
  3. prison, confinement.
  4. a state of neglect or oblivion.
Etymology: ME f. med.L phr. in limbo, f. limbus: see LIMB(2)
2.
n. (pl. -os) a W. Indian dance in which the dancer bends backwards to pass under a horizontal bar which is progressively lowered to a position just above the ground.
Etymology: a W. Indian word, perh. = LIMBER(1)
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