matins

noun

1. （尤指圣公会的）晨祷
   the service of morning prayer, especially in the Anglican Church

1. 'It's almost eight o'clock.' As if on cue the bell in the chapel began to toll for Matins.
   “快8点了。”恰好在这时小教堂晨祷的钟声敲响了。
2. After matins ( morning prayers), the monks assemble in the upstairs refectory for a simple breakfast of tea, bread, and olives.
   晨祷后修道士们一起来到楼上的餐厅用简单的早餐，有茶、面包和橄榄。
3. In Matins and Lauds, according to the Vulgate's numeration, are Pss.
   在晨祷并赞扬，根据拉丁文圣经的计算，是症状评分。
4. It was Sunday and the Cathedral bell clanged for matins The white man laughed softly, jingled some coins in his pocket.
   这是一个星期日，大教堂的钟声叮叮当当地响着，招呼人们去作晨祷。那白人轻轻一笑，把口袋里的硬币弄得叮叮当当直响。
5. As the gap of teeth of internal matins gears with small tooth number difference is small, several teeth will mate simultaneously after the teeth are deformed by load.
   渐开线少齿差齿轮副，由于是内啮合，齿轮副的齿对之间的间隙很小，在受力后轮齿变形而使得同时有多对齿啮合。

noun

1. the first canonical hour

   Synonym:    morning prayer