late 14c., "smeared with oil," past participle adjective from anoint (v.). Noun meaning "a consecrated one" (as in Lord's Anointed) is recorded from 1520s.
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. He anointed my forehead.
他給我的前額涂上了油。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. The populist party anointed him as its candidate.