a holy table in a church or temple (教堂、庙宇的)圣坛,祭坛,祭台 the high altar (= the most important one in a particular church) 教堂正祭台
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc2He built an altar to God and made a sacrifice. 他给上帝建了祭坛,并献了祭品。 He placed the candles on the altar. 他把蜡烛放在圣坛上。 Helen and Tony kneeled at the altar. 海伦和托尼跪在圣坛前。 The bride approached the altar. 新娘走近圣坛。 an altar dedicated to Saint John 献给圣约翰的祭坛
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- main
- makeshift
- …
- approach
- go up to
- face
- …
- boy
- cloth
- frontal
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- at an/the altar
- before an/the altar
- on an/the altar
- …
Word OriginOld English altar, alter, based on late Latin altar, altarium, from Latin altus ‘high’.