"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 Χριστο?), and the form Xres m?sse for "Christmas" appears in the "Anglo-Saxon Chronicle" (c. 1100).
雙語例句
1. Merry Xmas!
圣誕快樂！
來自柯林斯例句
2. A merry Xmas to all our readers!
祝廣大讀者圣誕快樂！
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. A week intervenes between Xmas and New Year's Day.