(宗教/礼仪服饰)白色罩衣、白法衣:基督教(尤其英国国教、天主教等)神职人员或唱诗班在礼拜中常穿的白色宽松外衣,通常套在黑色长袍(cassock)外面。
/ˈsɜːrplɪs/
He wore a white surplice for the service.
他在礼拜仪式上穿了一件白色罩衣。
In the dim church, the choir processed slowly, their surplices catching the candlelight as the organ began to play.
在昏暗的教堂里,唱诗班缓缓列队前行,风琴响起时,他们的白色罩衣映着烛光微微发亮。
surplice 来自中古英语,经由古法语 surplis,再追溯到中世纪拉丁语 superpellicium,字面意思是“穿在皮毛外面”(super- “在……之上” + pellicia “皮毛衣”)。早期在寒冷地区,教士常在皮毛衣外再套一层礼仪衣,因此得名。