vigil
n
1 [U, C] (action or period of) staying awake, esp at night, to keep watch or to pray 保持清醒(尤指夜間); 不眠(時刻); 守夜; 夜間禱告
tired out by long nightly vigils at her son's bedside (她)夜里長時間守護在兒子床前而疲憊不堪
hold a candle-light vigil for peace 為和平而舉行燭光祈禱.
2 eve of a religious festival, esp one observed by fasting 宗教節日的前夕(尤指齋戒的)
the Easter vigil 復活節前夕.