shrine英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

A holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.

— Entering the tunnel, we pass a small shrine above our heads which contains a statue of St Barbara, the patron saint of tunnellers. It is traditional to have such shrines on every tunnel site.
A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.
A place or object hallowed from its history or associations. figuratively

— a shrine of art

动词 v.

To enshrine; to place reverently, as if in a shrine. transitive

— Shrined in his sanctuary.

词形变化

shrines plural shrines present,singular,third-person shrining participle,present shrined participle,past shrined past

词汇关系

衍生词

ancestral shrine enshrine shrinal shrine-goer shrinegoer shrinekeeper shrineless shrinelet shrinelike Shriner unshrined

并列词

hof jinja kapishche temple

词源

词源 1

From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).

词源 2

From Middle English shryne, from Old English scrīn (“reliquary, ark of the covenant”), from Medieval Latin scrīnium (“reliquary”), “case or chest for books or papers” in Classical Latin. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”). Compare Old Norse skrín, Old High German skrīni (German Schrein).