benediction
1.N-VAR 可变名词（基督教的）祝福，赐福祈祷 A benediction is a kind of Christian prayer.
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The minister pronounced the benediction...
牧师做了赐福祈祷。
The Pope's hands were raised in benediction.
教皇举起手来祝祷。
2.N-VAR 可变名词祝福 You can refer to something that makes people feel protected and at peace as a benediction .
She could only raise her hand in a gesture of benediction...
她只得举起手来做了一个祝福的手势。
The song hovered, like a whispered benediction, above the crowd.
歌声缭绕在人群上方，如同低声祝福。
