英语词汇herb of grace的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	herb of grace
词源	herb of grace. Rue is called the herb of grace because it is the symbol of repentance, owing to its extreme bitterness. Shake- speare used the expression in Richard II, and there are many old records telling of the use of rue in ceremonies of exorcism.
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