- [singular]
the cup or bowl believed to have been used by Jesus Christ before he died, that became a holy thing that people wanted to find 圣杯（据信为耶稣离世前所用） CultureThere are many old stories about the Holy Grail. In the most famous of these King Arthur's Knights of the Round Table go to search for it, and it is finally found by Sir Galahad, the only knight who is completely pure. When Galahad dies, his men see the Grail rise into Heaven.Topics Religion and festivalsc2 - [countable, usually singular]
a thing that you try very hard to find or achieve, but never will 渴望但永远得不到的东西；努力追求但永远不可能实现的目标（或理想）
Word Originfrom Old French graal, from medieval Latin gradalis ‘dish’.