chalice: [13] Latin calix ‘cup’ and its relative, Greek kálux ‘pod’, perhaps hold the record for the words most often borrowed into English. Calix first made its appearance as part of the original West Germanic stratum of English, into which it had been borrowed from Latin; this was as Old English cælc. Then came cælic, which Old English independently acquired from Latin after the conversion of the English to Christianity.
Next was calice, whose source was an Old French dialectal form descended from Latin calix. And finally, at the end of the 13th century, the main Old French form chalice was adopted. The final twist in the story is that in the 17th century Latin calyx (a descendant of the related Greek kálux) was borrowed into English as a botanical term, ‘outer covering of a flower’.
chalice (n.)
early 14c., from Anglo-French chalice, from Old French chalice, collateral form of calice (Modern French calice), from Latin calicem (nominative calix) "cup," cognate with Greek kylix "cup, drinking cup, cup of a flower," from PIE root *kal- (1) "cup." Ousted Old English cognate cælic, an ecclesiastical borrowing of the Latin word, and earlier Middle English caliz, from Old North French.
chalice 英文释义
1. a bowl-shaped drinking vessel; especially the Eucharistic cup
chalice 双语例句
1. He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice.
他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。
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2. He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.
他接手工会领导职务,看似风光,实则会给他带来很多麻烦.
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3. Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.
4. She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
她在本质上是个女人, 换句话说, 是一个食客和一只酒杯.
来自辞典例句
5. Miss Chalice beamed with pleasure when he rose.
当他站起身时,查理丝小姐高兴地抿嘴一笑.
来自辞典例句
chalice 实用场景例句
He does not regard his new job as a poisoned chalice...
他并不认为自己的新工作是金杯毒酒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.
As Thomas Reed stalked the lost chalice in Biomorph Land, he often needed to back up.
在托马斯?里德潜心追踪生物形态王国里失踪的圣杯时, 他经常需要备份.
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She was essentially feminine, in other words, a parasite and a chalice.
她在本质上是个女人, 换句话说, 是一个食客和一只酒杯.
辞典例句
He had already heard that various rumors were in circulation about Miss Chalice.
他听说过,关于查理丝小姐这个人,流传着各种各样的流言蜚语.
辞典例句
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity. ( Richard Nixon )
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒, 而是机会之杯 ( 尼克松 )
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Our destiny not offers the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命运给与我们的不是希望之酒, 而是生命之杯.
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Our destiny offers not the cup of despair, but chalice of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒, 而是机会之杯.——尼克森.
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The leadership of North Korea could be a poisoned chalice.
朝鲜领导层有点像一只被下毒的圣杯.
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Our destiny offers not a cup of despair, but a chalice of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒, 而是希望之杯.
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The destiny offers not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命运给于我们的不是失望之酒, 而是机会之杯.
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The chalice or the wine used in the celebration of the Eucharist.
用于圣餐庆典中的酒杯或酒.
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The Pope then brought out a communion wafer and a chalice of wine.
教皇出示领圣体用的饼,还有一杯圣酒.
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He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader.
他接手工会领导职务,看似风光,实则会给他带来很多麻烦.
《简明英汉词典》
Our destiny offers not the cup of despair but chalice of opportunty!
命运给我们的不是失望之酒,而是生命之杯.
期刊摘选
Our destiny offers us not the cup of despair, but the chalice of opportunity.
命运给予我们的不是失望之酒, 而是机会之杯.
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Some people even claimed that he appointed his political rival only in the belief that he was giving him a poisoned chalice and that he would not last more than a year.
