sacrificial

IPA/ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃl/
KK[sˌækrəfˈɪʃəl]IPA/ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃl/

sacrificial — adjective

  • sacrificialpositive
  • more sacrificialcomparative
  • most sacrificialsuperlative

1. describing a person, animal, or object that is killed or given up as an offering

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describing a person, animal, or object that is killed or given up as an offering in a religious ceremony, or surrendered so that others may gain an advantage

例句

The priest led a sacrificial lamb to the stone altar at dawn.

collocation: sacrificial lamb (literal — animal for ritual killing)

Sacrificial offerings of grain and oil lined the temple steps.

collocation: sacrificial offerings (items given in worship)

同義詞
  • votive

    specifically describes objects offered to fulfil a religious vow; narrower and more formal than 'sacrificial'

  • expiatory

    concerns sacrifice made to atone for wrongdoing; very formal and rare outside religious or legal writing

文法句型

sacrificial + noun

用法筆記

Almost always used before a noun (attributive). Do not use it after a linking verb: say 'a sacrificial lamb,' not 'the lamb was sacrificial.'

常見錯誤

❌The lamb was sacrificial.
✅It was a sacrificial lamb.
💡'sacrificial' is attributive and rarely follows a linking verb.
❌We visited a sacrificial place.' (when meaning holy)
✅We visited a sacred place.
💡'sacrificial' describes something offered as a sacrifice, not something holy.