shrines
shrines — 名詞
- shrinessingular
- shrinesesplural
1. A building, structure, or natural spot that people consider sacred because of it
聖地；聖殿
與神聖人物或物品相關的宗教場所
A building, structure, or natural spot that people consider sacred because of its link to a religious figure, a saint, or a holy object. People go there to pray, make offerings, or show devotion.
Every morning, Ryo stops at the small shrine near the river to pray before school.
每天早上，Ryo 在上學前都會到河邊的小聖殿祈禱。
collocation: at + shrine; purpose: to pray
The hilltop Buddhist shrine is covered in red banners and stone lanterns.
山頂上的佛教聖地掛滿了紅色旗幟和石燈籠。
Pilgrims walked for three days to reach the shrine of the village patron saint.
朝聖者走了三天才到達村莊守護神的聖殿。
Nora left rice and a coin at the Shinto shrine as an offering.
Nora 在神社留下了一把米和一枚硬幣作為供奉。
- temple
a larger building for worship, common in Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism; a shrine is often smaller and may be part of a temple complex
- sanctuary
emphasises the holy, protected nature of the space; more formal than shrine
- chapel
a small Christian place of prayer, often within a larger building; less tied to relics or saints
文法句型
shrine + to + saint/deity
at/in + shrine
用法筆記
This sense focuses on a place that is sacred due to religious associations. Distinguish from sense 2, where the place is a memorial for a person rather than a religious site.
常見錯誤
2. An object, collection of items, or specific location set up in memory of a notab
紀念地
紀念逝者（尤指名⼈）的場所
An object, collection of items, or specific location set up in memory of a notable person after their death. Visitors often leave flowers, notes, or personal belongings there as a mark of respect.
Fans turned the singer's old apartment building into a shrine covered with flowers and letters.
歌迷們把那位歌手的舊公寓大樓變成了一個紀念地，到處擺滿了鮮花和手寫信。
pattern: turn + place + into + a shrine
A granite shrine in the town square honours the soldiers who died in the war.
鎮中心廣場上的一座花崗岩紀念碑，紀念在戰爭中犧牲的士兵。
collocation: shrine + honours + person
Emre visits a small roadside shrine every year on the date of his brother's accident.
Emre 每年在他哥哥出事的那一天，都會到路邊的紀念地去看看。
The museum keeps a shrine-like display of the scientist's lab equipment and notebooks.
博物館將這位科學家的實驗設備和筆記本以類似紀念地的方式陳列出來。
- memorial
a more general term for anything that helps people remember a person or event; less emotional/spiritual than shrine
- monument
usually a large, permanent stone or metal structure built by an official body; less personal than a shrine
- cenotaph
a monument built in memory of people buried elsewhere; formal and uncommon in everyday speech
文法句型
shrine + to + person
turn + place + into + a shrine
用法筆記
Frequently followed by 'to' to indicate the person being remembered, e.g. 'a shrine to the victims'. The place does not have to be religious — it can be a simple spot or even a virtual page.
常見錯誤
shrines — 動詞
- shrinespresent simple I / you / we / they
- shrineses3rd person singular
- shrinesing-ing form
- shrinesedpast simple
1. To keep something safe and treat it with great honour, as if placing it inside a
珍藏；供奉
以崇敬的態度保存或保護
To keep something safe and treat it with great honour, as if placing it inside a sacred container or protected space. Often used for memories, valued objects, or important traditions.
The national archive shrines the poet's handwritten letters in a climate-controlled vault.
國家檔案館將詩人的手寫信件珍藏於恆溫控制的保險庫中。
pattern: shrine + object + in + place
The community's most precious traditions are shrined in the annual harvest festival.
這個社群最珍貴的傳統，都奉為神聖地在年度豐收祭典中傳承下來。
often passive: be + shrined + in
Manuela shrines her grandmother's silver bracelet in a velvet-lined box on the shelf.
Manuela 將祖母的銀手鐲珍藏於架上一個天鵝絨襯裡的盒子中。
Old photographs from the war are shrined behind glass in the town hall corridor.
戰爭時期的老照片被珍藏在鎮公所走廊的玻璃櫥窗後面。
- discard
to throw away or stop caring about something once valued
文法句型
shrine + object + in/within + place
be + shrined + in/within + place
用法筆記
This verb is uncommon in everyday conversation. The more frequent modern equivalent is 'enshrine'. It usually appears in formal, literary, or ceremonial contexts, often in the passive voice ('is shrined', 'are shrined').