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- a place regarded as holy because of its associations with a divinity or a sacred person or relic, typically marked by a building or other construction圣坛; 圣祠; 神殿。
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- a place associated with or containing memorabilia of a particular revered person or thing圣地; 神圣场所; 神圣东西：
her grave has become a shrine for fans from all over the world.
她的墓地成了全世界崇拜者瞻仰的圣地。
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- a casket containing sacred relics; a reliquary圣骨匣; 圣物箱。
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- a niche or enclosure containing a religious statue or other object神龛。
词源
Old English scrīn 'cabinet, chest, reliquary', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijn and German Schrein, from Latin scrinium 'chest for books'.