vespers

名词 vespers:

1. the sixth of the seven canonical hours of the divine office; early evening; now often made a public service on Sundays
   同义词：evensong

名词 vesper:

1. a planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky
   同义词：evening star, Hesperus, Vesper
2. a late afternoon or evening worship service
   同义词：vesper

1. The boys went to sleep after vespers.
   晚课后，男孩子们去睡了。

vespers 也作 Ves.pers

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

The sixth of the seven canonical hours.
七小时祈祷中的第六小时
A worship service held in the late afternoon or evening in many Western Christian churches.
晚祷：在许多西方基督教堂中下午或者晚间进行的祈祷
The time of day appointed for this service.
用来作祷告的时间
Evensong.
晚祷曲
Roman Catholic Church A service held on Sundays or holy days that includes the office of vespers.
【罗马天主教】 礼拜仪式：在星期天或者圣日里包括祈祷仪式的一种仪式

来源：
Obsolete French vespres
已废法语 vespres
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin vesper3s [evening service]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 vesper3s [晚间仪式]
from Latin [accusative pl. of] vespera [evening]
源自 拉丁语 [] vespera的宾格复数 [晚间]
variant of vesper * see vesper
vesper的变体 *参见 vesper