toriin.

Brit.

/ˈtɔːrɪiː/,

/ˈtɔːriː/, U.S.

/ˈtɔriˌi/

Forms: Also tori, torij.

Etymology: Japanese, < tori bird, fowl + i to sit, perch.

A ceremonial gateway in front of a Japanese Shinto shrine, consisting of two uprights and two crosspieces of which the lower is straight and the upper usually curved and projecting. Also attributive.Occasionally erroneously interpreted as plural.

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torii1727

1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan iii. ii. 208 At the entry of the walk, which leads to the temple, stands..a particular fashioned gate, called Torij, and built either of stone or wood.

1874 C. Hoey tr. Humbert Japan & Japanese i. ii. 14 A long avenue of fir-trees, headed by a sacred gate called a Tori.

1874 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan II. 116 The torii gradually assumed the character of a general symbol of Shintô.

1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game ii. v. 231 Tall torii, those mystic arches of Japan.

1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 182 Originally designed as a perch for fowls which sang to the deities at daybreak, this torii subsequently came to be erroneously regarded as a gateway characteristic of the Shintō shrine.

1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan ii. 55 Torii gateway leading to cryptomeria-shaded steps climbing to little empty Shinto Shrines.

1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 69 Mills..must be almost as exotic to most younger Americans as torii or dagobas.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	torii
释义	toriin. Brit. /ˈtɔːrɪiː/, /ˈtɔːriː/, U.S. /ˈtɔriˌi/ Forms: Also tori, torij. Etymology: Japanese, < tori bird, fowl + i to sit, perch. A ceremonial gateway in front of a Japanese Shinto shrine, consisting of two uprights and two crosspieces of which the lower is straight and the upper usually curved and projecting. Also attributive.Occasionally erroneously interpreted as plural. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [noun] > gateway in front of torii1727 1727 J. G. Scheuchzer tr. E. Kæmpfer Hist. Japan iii. ii. 208 At the entry of the walk, which leads to the temple, stands..a particular fashioned gate, called Torij, and built either of stone or wood. 1874 C. Hoey tr. Humbert Japan & Japanese i. ii. 14 A long avenue of fir-trees, headed by a sacred gate called a Tori. 1874 Trans. Asiatic Soc. Japan II. 116 The torii gradually assumed the character of a general symbol of Shintô. 1904 D. B. W. Sladen Playing the Game ii. v. 231 Tall torii, those mystic arches of Japan. 1911 Encycl. Brit. XV. 182 Originally designed as a perch for fowls which sang to the deities at daybreak, this torii subsequently came to be erroneously regarded as a gateway characteristic of the Shintō shrine. 1960 B. Leach Potter in Japan ii. 55 Torii gateway leading to cryptomeria-shaded steps climbing to little empty Shinto Shrines. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 69 Mills..must be almost as exotic to most younger Americans as torii or dagobas. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1727
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