ablution

英 [ə'bluːʃ(ə)n] 美 [əb'lʊʃən]
  • n. 洗礼；洗澡（常用复数）；斋戒沐浴
GRE
ablution
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英文词源

ablution
ablution: see lavatory
ablution (n.)
"ritual washing," late 14c., from Latin ablutionem (nominative ablutio), noun of action from past participle stem of abluere "to wash off," from ab- "off" (see ab-) + luere "wash," related to lavere (see lave).