单词 | temenos |
释义 | ‖ temenos Gr. Antiq.|ˈtɛmənɒs| [a. Gr. τέµενος, f. τεµ-, stem of τέµν-ειν to cut off, sever.] A piece of ground surrounding or adjacent to a temple; a sacred enclosure or precinct.
1820T. S. Hughes Trav. Sicily I. iv. 108 Tradition says, that this square formed in very early ages the temenos of a temple. 1885Times 3 Jan. 12 Pious sons had set up..a dedicatory inscription in a temenos, or sacred enclosure. attrib.1891A. B. Edwards Pharaohs, Fellahs & Expl. 29 Close outside the temenos-wall of one of these temples. |

英语词典包含277258条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。
相关内容11:
相关热词搜索:temenos英英词典英英释义英语词汇意思用法释义英语