offerings
offerings — noun
- offeringssingular
- offeringsesplural
1. An item, a service, or an idea that one person voluntarily gives to another, oft
An item, a service, or an idea that one person voluntarily gives to another, often as a sign of goodwill, thanks, or respect.
Joon brought the elderly couple next door a small offering of fruit as a thank-you.
offering of + noun (fruit, food) as a thank-you gift
The company's latest offering is a new smartphone that costs under two hundred dollars.
commercial: company's / latest offering
Iris received several offerings of help from friends after the storm damaged her house.
The young poet's first offering won the top prize at the national literature festival.
Hamza made an offering of home-cooked food to the family who had just moved in.
- gift
the most general term; 'offering' often implies a more formal or ceremonial context
- donation
specifically for charitable causes; 'offering' is broader
- presentation
focuses on the act of presenting; 'offering' focuses on the thing itself
- contribution
emphasises joining with others in giving; neutral in tone
文法句型
offering of + noun
make/give/bring an offering
用法筆記
Common in commercial writing to describe new products and in arts reviews to describe creative works (e.g. 'the band's latest offering'). The pattern 'offering of + noun' works with both concrete items (food, flowers) and abstract ones (help, advice).
常見錯誤
2. Money, food, flowers, or other valuable items that a person presents to a god, a
Money, food, flowers, or other valuable items that a person presents to a god, a temple, a church, or another place of worship as part of religious practice.
The priest collected the offerings from the congregation after the Sunday service.
church context: collected offerings from the congregation
Each morning, Ravindra places a small offering of rice and flowers before the temple statue.
offering of + (rice, flowers) to temple / deity
Mateo gave a generous offering to the church to help pay for the new roof.
In many ancient cultures, people brought offerings of food and drink to honor their gods.
Nkechi left an offering of money at the shrine as a sign of gratitude for her family's good health.
- donation
neutral term for money given to a church; less sacred in tone than 'offering'
- sacrifice
implies giving up something valuable; 'offering' can be small or symbolic
- tithe
specifically one tenth of income given to a church; narrower than 'offering'
- alms
money or goods given to the poor; different recipient from 'offering'
- receipt
what one receives rather than gives in a religious context
文法句型
offering to + deity/institution
offering of + noun (money, food, flowers)
give/make/leave an offering
用法筆記
In Christian churches, 'offerings' most often refers to money collected from worshippers during a service. In Hindu, Buddhist, and other traditions, offerings commonly include food, flowers, incense, or symbolic goods placed at an altar or shrine.