supper: [13] Supper started life as a verb. It was borrowed from Old French super, which was a noun use of the verb super ‘eat one’s evening meal’ (source of English sup ‘have supper’ [13]). This in turn was formed from the Germanic base *sup-, which also produced English sip, sop, and sup [OE] and Latin *suppāre ‘soak’ (source of English soup). => sip, sop, soup, sup
mid-13c., soper, "the last meal of the day," from Old French soper "evening meal," noun use of infinitive soper "to eat the evening meal," which is of Germanic origin (see sup (v.1)).
Formerly, the last of the three meals of the day (breakfast, dinner, and supper); now applied to the last substantial meal of the day when dinner is taken in the middle of the day, or to a late meal following an early evening dinner. Supper is usually a less formal meal than late dinner. [OED]
Applied since c. 1300 to the last meal of Christ.
双语例句
1. They had invited me to come to supper and stay the night.
他们邀请我去吃晚饭并住上一晚。
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2. It was his invariable custom to have one whisky before his supper.
晚饭前来杯威士忌，这是他一直以来的习惯。
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3. Come and have supper with us on Wednesday, if you're free.
如果你有空的话，周三晚上来和我们一起吃晚饭吧。
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4. Try this tasty dish for supper with a crispy salad.
晚饭就着鲜脆的色拉尝尝这道佳肴。
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5. You'll have to hustle if you're to get home for supper.
