释义 |
Grail/ɡreil/n. (in full 全称 Holy Grail) 1 (in medieval legend) the cup or platter used by Christ at the Last Supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathea received Christ's blood at the Cross, esp. as the object of quests by medieval knights (中世纪传说中耶稣在最后晚餐时用的)圣杯;圣盘(阿里马蒂耶的约瑟夫在耶稣被钉在十字架上时用此物接耶稣的血) (尤指中世纪骑士探求的目标) 2 any object of a quest 追求的目标 [Middle English via Old French graal etc. from medieval Latin gradalis ‘dish’, of unknown origin] |