votive

adj.

1. （向上帝）还愿的，表示谢恩的
   presented to a god as a sign of thanks
   1. votive offerings
      还愿奉献物

1. It had walked for hundreds of years, if not as benefit-club, as votive sisterhood of some sort; and it walked still.
   它已经延续了好几白年，如果算不上共济会，它也是一种供奉上帝的姐妹会；而且它还要继续存在下去。
2. What little space there was below the sloping ceiling was as closely covered with pictures as an Italian votive chapel.
   倾斜的天花板下面那一点点空间，如同意大利还愿礼拜堂那样密密地贴满了图画。
3. Golden idols of the Buddha, festooned with white votive scarves, gradually materialise, as my eyes grow used to the gloom.
   眼前一阵黑暗，待到眼睛慢慢适应了屋子的光线，眼前出现了金黄色佛像，上面挂着好多条许愿用的白围巾。
4. Votive Candles flickered in the church.
   教堂里还愿的烛光在闪烁。
5. This paper makes detailed description and analysis of the shadow play performance-related votive ceremony in eastern Hebei Province and its activities.
   本文对冀东地区与影戏演出有关的还愿仪式及其中的影戏展演活动进行了详尽地描述与分析。
6. The square format using a single width of silk is comparable to that of other votive paintings of the same date.
   也可与同时代的其他用一幅绢，几乎是正方形的画面的功德画做比较。
7. V: The only verdict is vengeance, a vendetta, held as a votive not in vain.
   唯一的结论就是复仇，一种仇恨，作为一种虚无的奉献。
8. The drips on tablecloths, sooty residue, bits of wax stuck inside votive glasses and candleholders as well as the fire-safety issue.
   滴在桌布上的蜡滴，黑黑的余渣，在蜡瓶和烛台中的小块余蜡以及防火安全问题。
9. And then quickly make a votive offering soon.
   然后迅速做出奉献提供的到来。
10. A and B type "carved cylinders" possibly had a votive or religious function, while type C "carved cylinders" were probably decorations on the handles of axes or battle-axes.
    其中A、B型“雕筒”可能是一种与宗教有关的器具，而C型“雕筒”应是套在斧钺（锛）类器物木柄尾端的饰件&即镦。
11. By its contents and formation, those Uighur votive writings had showed the great influence over from Chinese Buddhist literature with true feeling and harmonizing rhyme, so they had great value in literature works.
    从其内容与形式看，回鹘文佛教愿文较多地受到了汉传佛教文化的影响，其中不少作品以其形式灵活，韵律和谐，感情笃实，字里行间流露出真情而生动感人，具有较高的文学价值。
12. Development and accumulation through stages of evolution represented by jade weaponry, jade objects of beauty, jade votive objects and early royal jades provided a solid foundation for the creation of Chinese civilisation.
    其历经玉兵器、玉美器、玉神器以及早期王室玉等若干阶段的演进和积淀，为华夏文明的创造奠基了第一块坚实的基石。
13. To unearth in modern social life of the maonan people for a votive ceremony this this traditional national culture forms of a cognitive and mindset change, provides matting and basis.
    为挖掘出在现代社会生活中的毛南族人民对于还愿仪式这种本民族传统文化形式的一种认知和心态上的变化，提供了铺垫和依据。

adj

1. dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
   1. votive prayers