| 词汇 | hair shirt |
| 释义 | hair shirtWord family adjectivehairedhairlesshairlikehairyhair-raisingnounhairinesshairlessnesshairbandhairbrushhairclothhaircuthairdohairdresserhairdressinghairdryerhairlinehairnethairpiecehairpinhair shirthair slidehair-splittinghairsprayhairspringhairstreakhairstylehairstylisthair triggerhairwormhair Religion ˌhair ˈshirt noun [countableC] RRa shirt made of rough uncomfortable cloth containing hair, worn in the past by some religious people to punish themselves 〔过去有些宗教信徒惩罚自己时穿的〕刚毛衬衣 Examples from the Corpus hair shirt• Thérèse did not possess a hair shirt, or a belt spiked with rusty nails, or a scourge.• If Cleo represented a hair shirt, he would wear it, and withstand the chafing.• Among penances approved by the Church were wearing a hair shirt which was prickly and uncomfortable, walking barefoot, and fasting.• From her childhood she sacrificed and mortified herself and wore a hair shirt.• And his hair shirt of guilt brought its perverse comfort again.• So, after luxuriating in its hair shirt for a few days, the City would have sold sterling anyway.• Under any circumstance, an official retraction is a terrible hair shirt. |
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