hymnal(名词):赞美诗集;圣诗集,通常指在教堂礼拜中使用、收录多首赞美诗(hymns)的书。
/ˈhɪm.nəl/
She opened the hymnal and began to sing.
她打开赞美诗集,开始唱诗。
As the organ played softly, the congregation followed along in the hymnal, their voices rising together.
风琴轻声奏起,会众跟着赞美诗集一起唱,歌声渐渐汇成一片。
hymnal 来自 hymn(赞美诗)加上形容词后缀 -al(表示“……的/与……有关的”),原意就是“与赞美诗有关的(书/内容)”,后来常用作名词,特指“赞美诗集”。