英语词汇“shrine”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

shrine

(shrīn)

1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as:

a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto.

b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person.

c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred.

2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary.

3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty.

tr.v. shrined, shrin·ing, shrines

To enshrine.

[Middle English, reliquary, shrine, from Old English scrīn, coffer for precious objects, reliquary, from Latin scrīnium, chest or case for books or papers, of unknown origin.]

单词	shrine
释义	shrine (shrīn) n. 1. A place of religious devotion or commemoration, such as: a. a place where devotion is paid to a deity or deities, as in Shinto. b. the tomb of a saint or other venerated person. c. a location where an important event in the life of a holy person is thought to have occurred. 2. A container or receptacle for sacred relics; a reliquary. 3. A site hallowed by association with a revered person or object or with an important event: Independence Hall, shrine of American liberty. tr.v. shrined, shrin·ing, shrines To enshrine. [Middle English, reliquary, shrine, from Old English scrīn, coffer for precious objects, reliquary, from Latin scrīnium, chest or case for books or papers, of unknown origin.]
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