祭（jì）


字形：



"祭"的甲骨文字形是一只手拿着肉，放在祭台上进行拜祭。所以"祭"的意思是"杀牲畜来拜鬼神"。
On oracle bone inscriptions, "祭" resembles a hand holding meat and putting it onto an altar for worship. Thus, the meaning of "祭" is to kill livestock in order to worship gods and spirits.


字义：

to hold a memorialceremony for；offer a sacrifice to；wield

组词：

祭祀：jìsì / to worship

祭奠：jìdiàn / to pay homage to

祭扫：jìsǎo / to sacrifice and renovate the tomb

祭天：jì tiān / to hold a memorialceremony for the heaven

例句：

1. 祭祀是一件很庄重的事情，不能随便说话。
Jìsì shì yī jiàn hěn zhuāngzhòng de shìqíng ,bù néng suíbiàn shuōhuà.
Sacrifice is a serious affair, during which people are not allowed to talk casually.


2. 每年清明节，我们全家都要去祭扫祖先的陵墓。
Měi nián Qīngmíngjié ，wǒmen quán jiā dōu yào qù jìsǎo zǔxiān de língmù.
Every year during the Qingming Festival, our whole family will clean the tomb of our ancestors, as well as offer sacrifices.


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• worship [´wə:ʃip]   n.&v.崇拜；敬仰   (初中英语单词)
• ceremony [´seriməni]   n.典礼；礼仪；客气   (初中英语单词)
• oracle [´ɔrəkl]   n.预言(者)；圣理名言   (高中英语单词)
• memorial [mi´mɔ:riəl]   a.纪念的 n.纪念物   (高中英语单词)
• homage [´hɔmidʒ]   n.敬意，尊敬   (高中英语单词)
• festival [´festivəl]   n.节日；庆祝；欢庆   (高中英语单词)
• holding [´həuldiŋ]   n.保持，固定，存储   (英语六级单词)