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altar n.(教堂内的)圣坛；祭坛 (1) 牧师在圣坛前行鞠躬礼。(2) 汤姆和玛丽在圣坛前，山盟海誓永结良缘。(3) 他们三个人围在一起站在圣坛前。(4) 亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。(5) 她立在祭坛前用手在胸前画了个十字。 The word altar comes from the Latin altārium, meaning "high," and also to the Latin adolere, which means "to ritually burn or sacrifice," which suggests its early purpose as detailed in the Bible. Nowadays, the altar is the place for non-sacrificial religious rites such as communion or weddings, and is a metaphor for offerings. Comedian Stephen Fry once said, “I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.”

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英 ['ɔːltə(r)] 美 ['ɔːltər] (1) The priest bowed down before the altar.(2) Tom and Mary exchanged their vows before the altar.(3) They were all three standing in a knot in front of the altar.(4) Adam and Eve built an altar of stones.(5) She crossed herself as she stood before the altar. An altar is a raised area in a house of worship where people can honor God with offerings. It is prominent in the Bible as "God's table," a sacred place for sacrifices and gifts offered up to God. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]祭坛；神坛 An altar is a holy table in a church or temple. ...the high altar at Chichester Cathedral.奇切斯特大教堂内的主祭坛2[PHRASE 短语]作…的祭品；成为…的牺牲品 If you say that someone or something is sacrificed at the altar of another thing, you mean they suffer or are destroyed because of that thing.   [V inflects]Napoleon's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign.在灾难性的俄国战役中，拿破仑的军队成了这一愚蠢之举的牺牲品。

英语单词	altar
英美音标	英 ['ɔːltə(r)] 美 ['ɔːltər]
中文释义	n.(教堂内的)圣坛；祭坛
英语例句	(1) The priest bowed down before the altar. (2) Tom and Mary exchanged their vows before the altar. (3) They were all three standing in a knot in front of the altar. (4) Adam and Eve built an altar of stones. (5) She crossed herself as she stood before the altar.
中文例句	(1) 牧师在圣坛前行鞠躬礼。 (2) 汤姆和玛丽在圣坛前，山盟海誓永结良缘。 (3) 他们三个人围在一起站在圣坛前。 (4) 亚当和夏娃筑起了一个石头祭坛。 (5) 她立在祭坛前用手在胸前画了个十字。
vocabulary简明	An altar is a raised area in a house of worship where people can honor God with offerings. It is prominent in the Bible as "God's table," a sacred place for sacrifices and gifts offered up to God.
vocabulary扩展	The word altar comes from the Latin altārium, meaning "high," and also to the Latin adolere, which means "to ritually burn or sacrifice," which suggests its early purpose as detailed in the Bible. Nowadays, the altar is the place for non-sacrificial religious rites such as communion or weddings, and is a metaphor for offerings. Comedian Stephen Fry once said, “I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.”
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]祭坛；神坛 An altar is a holy table in a church or temple. ...the high altar at Chichester Cathedral. 奇切斯特大教堂内的主祭坛 2 [PHRASE 短语]作…的祭品；成为…的牺牲品 If you say that someone or something is sacrificed at the altar of another thing, you mean they suffer or are destroyed because of that thing. [V inflects] Napoleon's army was sacrificed on the altar of folly in the disastrous Russian campaign. 在灾难性的俄国战役中，拿破仑的军队成了这一愚蠢之举的牺牲品。

Altar Offerings Place Latin Sacrificed 英 ɔːltə(R)] 美 ɔːltər