unction
US /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/
UK /ˈʌŋk.ʃən/
名詞
1.
塗油禮, 聖油
the act of anointing as part of a religious ceremony or healing ritual
範例:
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The priest performed the last unction for the dying man.
牧師為垂死之人施行了最後的塗油禮。
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The ritual involved the sacred unction of the new king.
儀式包括對新國王的神聖塗油禮。
2.
虛偽的熱情, 矯揉造作
a quality of excessive or ingratiating flattery or earnestness
範例:
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His speech was delivered with such unction that it felt insincere.
他的演講充滿了虛偽的熱情，讓人覺得不真誠。
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The politician's words were full of false unction.
這位政治家的話充滿了虛假的熱情。