| 单词 | libation |
| 释义 | libation noun[C] uk/laɪˈbeɪ.ʃən/us/laɪˈbeɪ.ʃən/formal anamountofalcoholicdrinkpouredout ordrunkinhonourof agodor adeadrelation 祭酒，奠酒formalhumorous adrinkofalcohol: 喝酒Would youcarefor a libation?你想喝杯酒吗？ Alcohol - general words
Examplesoflibationlibation When they started thelibationceremony, the same night of the ceremony it would rain abundantly until the sacred stream started to overflow ! From theCambridge English Corpus Older people are almost ancestors : they are about to join the honourable ranks of the matrilineal forbears to whom people pray and pour libations. From theCambridge English Corpus So why did he pourlibation? From theCambridge English Corpus It is intended merely to make life easier and to see that libations are not removed altogether while people are pursuing other pleasures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has bought me libations on several occasions—perhaps too seldom to recall them all just now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Ceremonial drinking includeslibation, which, to many people, is worse than drinking, because instead of being drunk, the spirit is poured on the ground. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We hope that it will be accompanied by warm libations of water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Each home had a household shrine at which prayers and libations to the family's domestic deities were offered. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They are used during dances, but some have a thick encrusted patina acquired during other ceremonies in which libations are poured over them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This edict now required food sold in the marketplaces to be covered inlibation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A figure engraved in the central medallion of the dish shows a man pouring alibationat an altar. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Greeks offered propitiatory libations to prevent the deceased from returning to the upper world to haunt those who had not given them a proper burial. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was often depicted in religious iconography as a figure holding attributes such as a cornucopia, patera (libationbowl) or snake. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Graveside rituals probably included libations and a meal, since food and broken cups are also found at tombs. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ceremonies are confined to making libations of sake, uttering prayers, and offering willow sticks with wooden shavings attached to them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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