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GRE Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 书桌（尤指教堂里的读经台）
• ［英］ n. 书桌（尤指教堂里的读经台） ( a sloping table for holding a book)

Webster Collegiate

noun

• Etymology: Middle English lettorne, from Anglo-French leitrun, from Medieval Latin lectrinum, from Late Latin lectrum, from Latin legere to read — more at legend
• Date: 14th century
• a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker; especially one from which scripture lessons are read in a church service

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