matins

n. 晨祷

mat.ins

n.(used with a sing. or pl. verb)（名词）（与单数或复数动词连用）


Ecclesiastical The office that formerly constituted the first of the seven canonical hours.
【基督教会】 申正经：正式构成天主教七段祈祷时间第一段的祷告时间
The time of day appointed for this service, traditionally midnight or 2a.m. but often sunrise.
晨祷：申正经祈祷时间，传统上是在半夜或凌晨 2点，但通常是在日出时
Often Matins See Morning Prayer
常作 Matins 参见 Morning Prayer

来源：
Middle English matines
中古英语 matines
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin (vigiliae) m3tôtonae [morning (vigils)]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 (vigiliae) m3tôtonae [早晨（宗教节日前夕守夜）]
feminine pl. of Latin m3tôtonus [of the morning]
拉丁语 m3tôtonus的阴性复数 [早晨的]
from M3tôta [goddess of dawn] * see m3-
源自 M3tôta [黎明女神] *参见 m3-