altar

altar

英 ['ɔːltə; 'ɒl-]
　　美 ['ɔltɚ]

n. 祭壇；聖壇；聖餐臺
　　n. (Altar)人名；(法、塞、羅)阿爾塔

中文詞源：

altar 祭壇

詞根al, 滋養。此處用於宗教義，指祭祀神靈。同時，受詞根alt強化，alt, 高。

例句：

1. Matilda was embroidering an altar cloth covered with flowers and birds.
瑪蒂爾達在一塊有花鳥圖案的祭壇佈上刺繡。

2. The altar was flanked by two Christmas trees.
聖壇兩側是兩棵聖誕樹。

3. The vicar took a candlestick from the altar.
牧師從聖餐臺上拿起一座燭臺.

4. Pope John Paul II knelt in his white robes before the simple altar.
教皇約翰·保羅二世身著白色長袍在簡樸的聖壇前面跪下來。

5. The coffin lying before the altar was bare, except for a single wreath of white roses.
祭臺前的棺木上除瞭僅有的一個白玫瑰花圈外，沒有其他任何裝飾。