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单词 sacrifice
释义

sacrifice1/ʹsakrifies/ noun

an act of making an offering to a deity, esp the killing of a victim on an altar

something or somebody offered in sacrifice

the losing or surrender of one thing for the sake of a greater

It seemed inconceivable to those who had made such sacrifices during the war, that you, as their King, refused a lesser sacrifice — Queen Mary, mother of Edward VIII

something forgone or done without for the sake of another person or cause

[Middle English via Old French from Latin sacrificium, from sacr-, sacer sacred + facere to make]

sacrifice2verb trans

to offer (something or somebody) as a sacrifice

to give up or lose (something) for the sake of an ideal or end

in chess, to allow (a specified piece) to be captured, esp in order to gain a later advantage

verb intrans

to offer up or perform the rites of a sacrifice

sacrificial adj
sacrificer noun
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