christen
verbto give a name to a baby at his or her baptism to welcome him or her into the Christian Church （施洗时）为…命名；给…施洗 - christen somebody + noun
The child was christened Mary. 这孩子受洗时取名玛丽。 - christen somebody
Did you have your children christened? 你的孩子都受洗了吗？
- christen somebody + noun
- christen somebody/something (+ noun)
to give a name to somebody/something 给…取名（或命名） This area has been christened ‘Britain's last wilderness’. 这个地区被命名为 “英国最后的荒野”。 They christened the boat ‘Oceania’. 他们把这条船命名为 “大洋洲号”。
- christen something (informal)
to use something for the first time 首次使用 Let’s have a drink to christen our new wine glasses. 我们喝点酒，这样可以开始用我们的新酒杯了。
Word OriginOld English crīstnian ‘make Christian’, from crīsten ‘Christian’, from Latin Christianus, from Christus ‘Christ’.