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圣灰瞻礼前3日;忏悔节

资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession
   (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.]
   The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the
   period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and
   the morning of Ash Wednesday.

资料来源 : WordNet®

Shrovetide
     n : immediately preceding Lent