temple

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n. 圣堂, 庙宇, 教堂, 礼拜堂, 太阳穴, 鬓角 [医] 颞颥, 颞部

发音

UK /ˈtɛm.pl̩/
US /ˈtɛm.pl̩/

词形变化

temples 复数 templed temples 三单 temples templing templing 现在分词 templed 过去式 templed 过去分词

释义与例句

n. B2 Oxf 5000
  1. 1.

    A house of worship, especially:

    A house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith.

    The temple of Zeus was very large.

  2. 2.

    A house of worship, especially:

    Synonym of synagogue, especially a non-Orthodox synagogue.

    How often do you go to temple?

  3. 3.

    A house of worship, especially:

    As opposed to an LDS meetinghouse, a church closed to non-Mormons and necessary for particular rituals.

  4. 4.

    A meeting house of the Oddfellows fraternity; its members.

  5. 5.

    Any place regarded as holding a religious presence.

    比喻
  6. 6.

    Any place seen as an important centre for some activity.

    比喻

    a temple of commerce; a temple of drinking and dining

  7. 7.

    Anything regarded as important or minutely cared for.

    比喻

    My body is my temple.

  8. 8.

    A gesture wherein the forefingers are outstretched and touch pad to pad while the other fingers are clasped together.

    比喻
  9. 1.

    The slightly flatter region, on either side of the head of a vertebrate, including a human, behind the eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch, and forward of the ear.

    颞颥

    太阳穴

    鬓角

    魂精

    医学
  10. 2.

    Either of the sidepieces on a set of spectacles, extending backwards from the hinge toward the ears and, usually, turning down around them.

    医学
  11. 1.

    A contrivance used in a loom for keeping the web stretched transversely.

    商务 工程
v.
  1. 1.

    To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; to temple a god

    及物

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

synagogue tabernacle

上位词 8

building feature edifice house of God house of prayer house of worship place of worship lineament

下位词 6

pagoda pantheon joss house ziggurat zikkurat zikurat

部分词 3

column pillar entablature

整体词 2

head caput

相关短语

Temple in Jerusalem Temple Mount Temple of Heaven 天坛 temple of immensity Temple of Immensity temple block temple blocks temple orange un. 坦坡橙 temple oranges temple garment temple garments temple viper temple vipers temple name 庙号 temple names

词源

From Middle English temple, from Old English templ, tempel, borrowed from Latin templum (“shrine, temple, area for auspices”). Compare Old High German tempal (“temple”), also a borrowing from the Latin.

来源：wiktionary