offering

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offering — 名詞

  • offeringsingular
  • offeringsplural

1. a thing that you hand to another person, group, or god, often as a gesture of re

1.名詞B2
釋義

供品；禮物

獻給神明或他人的物品，常帶有象徵意義

a thing that you hand to another person, group, or god, often as a gesture of respect, thanks, or worship.

例句

Lina placed a small offering of rice and fruit before the temple statue.

Lina 把一小份米和水果的供品放在寺廟神像前。

an offering of [thing] in a worship context

Marcus brought flowers to his neighbour as a peace offering after their argument.

Marcus 在吵架後帶了花到鄰居家當作和解的禮物。

fixed phrase: a peace offering

常見搭配
  • a peace offering
  • a small offering
  • burnt offering
  • make an offering
  • leave an offering
同義詞
  • gift

    everyday word; lacks the ceremonial or symbolic weight of 'offering'

  • donation

    money or goods given to a charity or cause; less personal

  • sacrifice

    specifically something valuable surrendered, often to a god

  • tribute

    given to show respect, often to a powerful person or memory

文法句型

an offering of [thing]

an offering to [recipient]

用法筆記

Frequently used in religious or ceremonial contexts (gifts to a god, spirit, or temple), but also in everyday situations where the gift carries a symbolic meaning, such as making peace or showing thanks. Distinguish from the noun 'offer', which names a proposal or invitation, not the physical thing handed over.

常見錯誤

She made me an offering of dinner next Friday.
She made me an offer of dinner next Friday.
an 'offer' is a proposal or invitation; an 'offering' is the actual thing you give.
慣用語

a peace offering

idiom

something you give to another person to show that you are sorry and want to end a quarrel.

示好的禮物；和解的禮物

Daniel baked cookies for his sister as a peace offering after the shouting match.

同根字

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • peace offering
  • burnt offering
  • temple offering
  • Sunday offering
  • thank offering

常用片語

  • make an offering
  • leave an offering
  • bring an offering
  • accept an offering
  • a small offering

介系詞搭配

  • an offering of [thing]
  • an offering to [god / person]