| [/ʃraɪn; ʃraɪn/] n 用法:
1 any place that is regarded as holy because of its associations with a special person or event 神圣的地方或处所; 圣地; 圣坛; 圣祠; 神龛:
He built a chapel as a shrine to the memory of his dead wife. 他建了一座小教堂作为悼念亡妻的圣所. *
(fig 比喻) Wimbledon is a shrine for all lovers of tennis. 温布尔登是所有网球爱好者的圣地. 用法:
2 tomb or container in which holy relics are kept 圣陵; 圣骨匣. |