Word · Frequency #20421
chalices
圣餐杯；酒杯
chalices is the plural of chalice.
核心释义
a bowl-shaped drinking vessel, especially the cup used at Communion
- 1.
大酒杯,常有柄和底座,尤用于正式场合和宗教仪式。
A large drinking cup, often having a stem and base and used especially for formal occasions and religious ceremonies.
- 2.
一种水冷式烟斗,用于吸食大麻。
A kind of water-cooled pipe for smoking cannabis.
大酒杯,常有柄和底座,尤用于正式场合和宗教仪式。；一种水冷式烟斗,用于吸食大麻。；酒杯；圣餐杯
用法In use
The king raised his golden chalice and drank to the health of his guests.
用法提示：chalice 是可数名词，指高脚酒杯，此处为宴会饮酒的杯子。
Every Sunday, the priest uses a silver chalice for the communion wine.
用法提示：chalice 是名词，特指圣餐杯，用于宗教仪式。
The museum label says this chalice was carved from a single piece of jade.
用法提示：chalice 是名词，指碗状的饮杯或酒杯，此处作宾语。
a chalice of + [drink]
chalice 多指仪式用的大酒杯；日常喝水常用 cup 或 glass。
The host offered each guest a chalice of mulled wine.
主人为每位客人端上一杯热葡萄酒。
drink from + a/the chalice
drink from a chalice 表示用圣杯饮用，from 引出所用的容器。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- poisoned chalice
- 烫手山芋；看似诱人却会带来麻烦的事物
- The new manager was given a poisoned chalice when she took over the failing company.新经理接手这家陷入困境的公司时，接到了一个烫手山芋。
- silver chalice
- 银质圣餐杯；银质酒杯
- The priest filled the silver chalice with wine for the communion service.牧师为圣餐仪式将银质圣餐杯斟满了酒。
- holy chalice
- 圣杯（特指耶稣最后晚餐所用之杯）
- According to legend, the holy chalice was brought to Britain by Joseph of Arimathea.据传说，圣杯由亚利马太的约瑟带到了不列颠。
- drink from a chalice
- 用大酒杯饮酒；用圣餐杯饮用
- At the royal banquet, everyone drank from golden chalices.在皇家宴会上，每个人都用金质酒杯饮酒。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
音似“茶里丝”：想象圣餐杯里盛着茶，权当酒杯，记住 chalice 是杯状饮器。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious ceremony、literary or poetic writing、historical narrative 该词较正式，通常用于宗教仪式（指圣餐杯）或文学、诗歌等书面语境；日常口语中较少使用，常说 cup。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
palace、malice、Alice 与 chalice 押韵：重读元音和后面的 /lɪs/ 相同。注意拼写陷阱：chalice、malice、Alice 中的 -ice 读 /ɪs/，而 lice、slice 中的 -ice 读 /aɪs/；另外 chalet 虽以 chal 开头，但读 /ʃæˈleɪ/，不是 /ˈtʃælɪs/。
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