baptism
n
1
(a) [U] ceremony marking a person's admission into the Christian Church either by dipping him in water or by sprinkling him with water, and often giving him a name or names 洗禮, 浸禮(基督教的入教儀式).
(b) [C] instance of this 洗禮; 浸禮
There were six baptisms at this church last week. 上星期這個教堂為六個人施行了洗禮.
2 (idm 習語) a,baptism of `fire
(a) soldier's first experience of warfare戰火的洗禮(指士兵初次上陣).
(b) introduction to an unpleasant experience 初次的不愉快經歷
a young teacher facing her baptism of fire 面對初登講臺考驗的年輕女教師.