单词:votive
音标:['vәutiv] ;
a. 奉献的, 还愿的, 表示愿心的
s. dedicated in fulfillment of a vow
词型变化:名词复数形式 : votives
词性分布:
votive的用法和样例:
例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- The small space was as closely covered with pictures as an Italian votive chapel.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。
- Little wonder that Greenlanders had no votive relationship with their gods.格陵兰人并不向他们的神祈祷,这点让人有点奇怪。
经典引文
A votive candle placed before the image of a saint.
出自:W. IrvingThe altars for Apollo were besieged with votive offerings for the staying of the pestilence.
出自:H. N. Humphreys
【近义词】
- supplicatory恳求的
- ritual仪式
- prayerful常常祷告的
- precatory委托的
- contractual合同的
- pledged动词pledge的过去式...
- prescribed规定的
- predetermined预订的
- vowed动词vow的过去式,动词...