reliquary

英 [ˈrelɪkwəri] 美 [ˈrelɪkweri]

n.  圣髑盒; 盛放圣人遗物的容器

复数:reliquaries

BNC.27085 / COCA.22713



牛津词典

noun

  1. 圣髑盒;盛放圣人遗物的容器
    a container in which a relic of a holy person is kept

    柯林斯词典

    1. (保存圣人遗物的)圣骨匣, 遗骨匣, 圣物箱
      A reliquary is a container where religious objects connected with a saint are kept.

      双语例句

      1. I guess this reliquary's broken.
        我猜这个遗骨盒坏了。
      2. The most exciting find, he added, was a reliquary containing three clay beads, a leaf, clay seals and parts of a Buddhist text written on bark.
        他又说,最令人振奋的发现是圣骨盒有三粒陶珠,一片叶子,陶土印章及写在树皮上的佛经片段。
      3. A drop of molten silver from the reliquary produced a symmetrically placed mark through the layers of the folded cloth.
        一滴熔化的镀银从圣物箱滴了下来,透过各层折叠的布而产生出一个对称性的标记。
      4. The sides of the reliquary are about an inch long and it is73 percent gold.
        这个遗物箱大约一英寸长,含金量为73%。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a container where religious relics are stored or displayed (especially relics of saints)