temple1
KK: [ˈtɛmpḷ]
DJ: [ˈtеmpl]
n.[C]
- (古代希臘,羅馬,埃及等的)神殿,聖堂
- (佛教的)寺院,寺廟
There is a Buddhist
temple in this town.
在這個鎮上有一座佛教寺廟。
- (猶太教,摩門教等的)神殿,教堂
- (基督教的)教堂,禮拜堂
- (專供某種活動之用的)殿堂,會堂
- (某些互助會的)地方分會
- 上帝所在的地方,聖靈所宿之處
辨析
temple2
KK: [ˈtɛmpḷ]
DJ: [ˈtеmpl]
n.[C][P1]
- 太陽穴,鬢角
A stone hit him on the
temple.
一塊石頭擊中了他的太陽穴。
- 眼鏡腳,眼鏡腿
temple1
n.
- a building devoted to the worship of a god or gods.
▸
(the Temple)
either of two ancient religious buildings of the Jews in Jerusalem.
▸N. Amer. a synagogue.
- a place devoted to or seen as the centre of a particular activity or interest:
a temple of science.
Etymology
OE templ, tempel, reinforced in ME by OFr. temple, both from L. templum ‘open or consecrated space’.
temple2
n.
the flat part either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., from an alt. of L. tempora, pl. of tempus ‘temple of the head’.
temple3
n.
a device in a loom for keeping the cloth stretched.
Etymology
ME: from OFr., perh. ult. the same word as temple2.