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.)).
双语例句
1. As Joe got out his breviary for evening prayer, he heard footsteps at his doorway.
就如乔对于晚上祈祷离开他的每日祈祷书的, 他在他的门口听到脚步.
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2. The celebrated breviary remained in the family, and was in the count's possession.
