annunciation

annunciation
noun
  1. (一般作 the Annunciation)the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (Luke 1:26–38)
    天使传报(天使加百列通知马利亚道成肉身,《路迦福音》1:26—38)
    ■a Church festival commemorating this, held on 25 March (Lady Day)
    圣母领报节(3月25日)
    ■a painting or sculpture depicting this
    天使报喜画;天使报喜雕塑
    ■[mass noun](formal or archaic)the announcement of something
    (正式,古)告示
    the annunciation of a set of rules applying to the relationships between states.
    适用于国与国之间关系的一组规定的告示。
语源
  1. Middle English : from Old French annonciation, from late Latin annuntiatio(n-), from the verb annuntiare (see annunciate)
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