"Christmas," 1551, X'temmas, wherein the X is an abbreviation for Christ in Christmas, English letter X being identical in form (but not sound signification) to Greek chi, the first letter of Greek Christos "Christ" (see Christ). The earlier way to abbreviate the word in English was Xp- or Xr- (corresponding to the "Chr-" in Greek Χριστος), and the form Xres mæsse for "Christmas" appears in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" (c. 1100).
双语例句
1. Merry Xmas!
圣诞快乐！
来自柯林斯例句
2. A merry Xmas to all our readers!
祝广大读者圣诞快乐！
来自《权威词典》
3. A week intervenes between Xmas and New Year's Day.
