offerings

IPA/ˈɒf.ər.ɪŋ/
KK[ˈɔfɚɪŋz]IPA/ˈɑː.fɚ.ɪŋ/

offerings — 名詞

  • offeringssingular
  • offeringsesplural

1. An item, a service, or an idea that one person voluntarily gives to another, oft

1.名詞B1
釋義

獻禮

贈送給他人的物品或提議

An item, a service, or an idea that one person voluntarily gives to another, often as a sign of goodwill, thanks, or respect.

例句

Joon brought the elderly couple next door a small offering of fruit as a thank-you.

俊帶了一小籃水果送給隔壁的老夫婦，當作謝禮。

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.

該公司最新推出的產品是一款售價不到兩百美元的智慧型手機。

commercial: company's / latest offering

常見搭配
  • make an offering
  • bring an offering
  • receive an offering
  • small offering
  • generous offering
  • modest offering
  • latest offering
  • first offering
同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • refusal

    the act of not accepting an offering

  • rejection

    the act of refusing an offered item

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

He made an offer of flowers to his host.
He made an offering of flowers to his host.
'Offer' as a noun means a proposal or bid; 'offering' means something actually given or presented.

2. Money, food, flowers, or other valuable items that a person presents to a god, a

2.名詞B1
釋義

奉獻；供品

獻給神明或宗教機構的金錢或物品

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.

例句

The priest collected the offerings from the congregation after the Sunday service.

牧師在主日禮拜後收取會眾的奉獻。

church context: collected offerings from the congregation

Each morning, Ravindra places a small offering of rice and flowers before the temple statue.

Ravindra 每天早晨在廟裡的佛像前放上少量的米飯與鮮花作為供品。

offering of + (rice, flowers) to temple / deity

常見搭配
  • religious offering
  • church offering
  • temple offering
  • make an offering
  • give an offering
  • leave an offering
  • collect offerings
  • generous offering
  • burnt offering
  • peace offering
同義詞
  • 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'

反義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

The church asks for an offer from everyone.
The church asks for offerings from everyone.
'Offer' as a noun means a proposal, not a religious gift; use 'offerings' for money or goods given in worship.

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  • make an offering
  • bring an offering
  • give an offering
  • leave an offering
  • collect offerings

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