1540s, "brief statement;" sense of "short prayer book used by Catholic priests" is from 1610s, from Latin breviarium "summary," noun use of neuter of adjective breviarius "abridged," from breviare "to shorten, abbreviate," from brevis "short" (see brief (adj.)).
雙語例句
1. As Joe got out his breviary for evening prayer, he heard footsteps at his doorway.
就如喬對于晚上祈禱離開他的每日祈禱書的, 他在他的門口聽到腳步.
來自互聯(lián)網(wǎng)
2. The celebrated breviary remained in the family, and was in the count's possession.