retable
/rɪˈteɪbl/(亦作retablo /-ˈtɑːbləʊ/)
noun
(pl. retables 或retablos)
1- a frame or shelf enclosing decorated panels or revered objects above and behind an altar祭坛后部高架。
1.1
- a painting or other image in such a position(祭坛后部高架位置上的)画像(或其他影像)。
词源
early 19th cent.: from French rétable, from Spanish retablo, from medieval Latin retrotabulum 'rear table', from Latin retro 'backwards' + tabula 'table'.