English Dictionary

unspoken water

noun

Water collected by someone who remains silent, particularly from under a bridge which leads to a cemetery (though in some folkloric practices, from a well or spring instead), believed to have magical curative properties.

She handed him a glass of unspoken water.

意味（1）

Water collected by someone who remains silent, particularly from under a bridge which leads to a cemetery (though in some folkloric practices, from a well or spring instead), believed to have magical curative properties.

Of the virtues of south-running water, and 'onspoken water' it is unnecessary to speak. It may be mentioned, however, that in this part of the country the use of unspoken water is not altogether discontinued, and that a south-running stream is still held in some reverence.