antependium

/ˌan-ti-ˈpen-dē-əm How to pronounce antependium (audio)/ (ame, mw)

antependium — 名詞

1. a decorated church cloth or panel placed on the front-facing side of a pulpit, l

1.名詞C2
釋義

壇前飾布

掛在祭壇或講壇前的裝飾布

a decorated church cloth or panel placed on the front-facing side of a pulpit, lectern, or altar.

例句

Before Easter, Marta pinned a gold antependium across the stone altar.

復活節前，Marta 把金色壇前飾布固定在石製祭壇前面。

pin an antependium across + altar

The priest chose a green antependium for the pulpit before Sunday service.

神父在主日禮拜前，為講壇選了一塊綠色壇前飾布。

a green antependium for the pulpit

同義詞
  • altar frontal

    the more common church term when the cloth is specifically for an altar

  • frontal

    a shorter specialist term often seen in church or museum writing

  • parament

    a broader term for decorative church cloths, not only the front piece

文法句型

a silk/embroidered antependium

hang/replace + an antependium

用法筆記

Mostly used in writing about church decoration, liturgy, or museum objects. It often appears with words for colour, fabric, or embroidery.

常見錯誤

❌The antependium covered the top of the altar.
✅The antependium hung across the front of the altar.
💡it decorates the front-facing side, not the top surface.