ablution
/əˈbluːʃən/noun
(一般作 ablutions)
1- an act of washing oneself (often used for humorously formal effect)盥洗, 沐浴（常具正式而戏谑的效果）：
the women performed their ablutions.
女人们漱洗沐浴。
1.1
- a ceremonial act of washing parts of the body or sacred containers（对人体或神器的）洗礼。
1.2
the ablutions
Brit. (in army slang) a building or room containing washing places and toilets〈英〉（军队俚语）澡堂。
派生词
ablutionary
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Latin ablutio（n-）, from abluere, from ab- 'away' + luere 'wash'. The original use was as a term in chemistry and alchemy meaning 'purification by using liquids', hence 'purification of the body by washing' （mid 16th cent.）.