| 释义 |
phylactery/fiˈlækt(ə)ri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law (犹太教的)经文护符匣 2 an amulet; a charm 护身符；随身护符 3 a usu. ostentatious religious observance 假虔诚；假正经 4 a fringe; a border 边缘；界限 [Middle English via Old French and Late Latin phylacterium from Greek phulaktērion ‘amulet’, from phulassō ‘guard’] |