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

adj

Anything sacrificial has to do with a sacrifice. Giving up your seat for someone else is a sacrificial act.

A sacrifice is something given up for the sake of others, so anything sacrificial is connected to that selfless act. In some cultures, people were once thrown in volcanoes to appease the gods: this was a sacrificial ritual, because the person's life was taken for a higher purpose. In Christianity, Jesus dying for other people's sins is a sacrificial act. Even small actions can be sacrificial if you give something up for a purpose.

WORD FAMILY

sacrificial: sacrificially+/sacrifice: sacrificeable, sacrificed, sacrificer, sacrifices, sacrificial, sacrificing, self-sacrifice/sacrificer: sacrificers/sacrificing: self-sacrificing

USAGE EXAMPLES

Ms. Underwood, the country singer and “American Idol” winner, was the unfortunate sacrificial lamb who proved this point in “The Sound of Music.”

New York Times(Dec 08, 2016)

This sacrificial beheading causes the tree to die and is where the white sap, which has risen up the hollowed trunk, is collected.

Time(Nov 28, 2016)

Chipeta appealed for Aniva to not be used as “a sacrificial lamb”, saying “the publicity he has attracted is punishment enough”.

The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016)

adj used in or connected with a sacrifice

sacrificial lamb

单词	sacrificial
释义	sacrificial (once / 2652 pages) adj Anything sacrificial has to do with a sacrifice. Giving up your seat for someone else is a sacrificial act. A sacrifice is something given up for the sake of others, so anything sacrificial is connected to that selfless act. In some cultures, people were once thrown in volcanoes to appease the gods: this was a sacrificial ritual, because the person's life was taken for a higher purpose. In Christianity, Jesus dying for other people's sins is a sacrificial act. Even small actions can be sacrificial if you give something up for a purpose. WORD FAMILY sacrificial: sacrificially+/sacrifice: sacrificeable, sacrificed, sacrificer, sacrifices, sacrificial, sacrificing, self-sacrifice/sacrificer: sacrificers/sacrificing: self-sacrificing USAGE EXAMPLES Ms. Underwood, the country singer and “American Idol” winner, was the unfortunate sacrificial lamb who proved this point in “The Sound of Music.” New York Times(Dec 08, 2016) This sacrificial beheading causes the tree to die and is where the white sap, which has risen up the hollowed trunk, is collected. Time(Nov 28, 2016) Chipeta appealed for Aniva to not be used as “a sacrificial lamb”, saying “the publicity he has attracted is punishment enough”. The Guardian(Nov 18, 2016) adj used in or connected with a sacrifice sacrificial lamb
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