sacrificial

CET-4 FREQ #22107

a. 牺牲的, 献祭的, 亏本的

发音

其它 /ˈsæk.ɹɪ.fɪʃ.əl/

别名

sacrifical

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to sacrifice.

    The old sacrificial well is still there, but animals aren't thrown into it to appease monsters anymore.

  2. 2.

    Used as a sacrifice.

    The sacrificial coating protects the hull, but because it takes the damage the hull doesn't, we must replace it annually.

    The ceremony involves the ritual slaying of a sacrificial lamb.

相关短语

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词源

Borrowed from Latin sacrificiālis (“sacrificial”), from sacrificium (“sacrifice”), from sacrificus (“sacrificial”), from sacrificō (“sacrifice”), from sacer (“sacred, holy”) + faciō (“do, make”). By surface analysis, sacrifice + -ial.

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