temple
gb/tˈɛmpəl/ us/tˈɛmpəl/
A2
Anglų
~ 4400
templom, halánték, szentély
DAIKTAVARDIS
A2
1
templom
A2
Vartosenos šablonas:
visit [a temple]
Tourists flock to the ancient temple every year.
A turisták minden évben özönlenek az ősi templomhoz.
The golden temple is a symbol of the city.
Az aranytemplom a város jelképe.
They lit candles inside the temple during the ceremony.
The temple's architecture reflects traditional design.
This temple has been standing for over 500 years.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We went to the temple to pray.
Elmentünk a templomba imádkozni.
The temple is very old.
A templom nagyon régi.
Many people visit the temple on holidays.
The temple is near the river.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'temple' with 'church'; 'temple' is used for non-Christian religions in most contexts.
Reikšmė
Building for religious worship
Kolokacijos
Buddhist temple
|Hindu temple
|ancient temple
|visit a temple
|temple grounds
Sinonimai
shrine (Often smaller or more specific to a saint, deity, or sacred object.)
|
place of worship (More general term for any location used for religious practice.)
Antonimai
secular building (A building with no religious function.)
Temos
religion
|architecture
|culture
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A special building where people pray to a god or gods.
A building dedicated to the service or worship of a god or gods.
DAIKTAVARDIS
B1
2
halánték
B2
Vartosenos šablonas:
touch [someone's] temple
She rubbed her temples to ease the headache.
A halántékát dörzsölte, hogy enyhítse a fejfájását.
A vein throbbed in his temple.
Egy ér lüktetett a halántékán.
He felt a sharp pain in his left temple.
Sweat trickled down from his temple.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
He has a cut on his temple.
Vágás van a halántékán.
I feel pain in my temple.
Fáj a halántékom.
She touched her temple gently.
Dažna klaida:
Some learners confuse 'temple' (part of head) with 'temple' (religious building); context is key.
Reikšmė
Side of the head between eye and ear
Kolokacijos
rub your temples
|pain in the temples
|press his temples
Sinonimai
side of head (Less precise anatomical description.)
Temos
body
|anatomy
|health
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
The soft part of your head between your eye and your ear.
The flat area on either side of the head between the forehead and the ear.
DAIKTAVARDIS
C1
LITERARY
3
The library is a true temple of knowledge.
A könyvtár a tudás igazi szentélye.
For him, the theater was a temple where stories came alive.
Számára a színház szentély volt, ahol a történetek életre keltek.
The museum stood like a temple to human creativity.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
The school is like a temple of learning.
Az iskola olyan, mint a tanulás szentélye.
This stadium is a temple for football fans.
Ez a stadion a futballrajongók szentélye.
Reikšmė
Place revered for an activity or ideal
Kolokacijos
temple of art
|temple of learning
Sinonimai
sanctuary (Carries similar connotations of safety and reverence, but more often literal.)
Temos
metaphor
|culture
|arts_entertainment
|education
|core_vocabulary
Apibrėžimas
A place that people respect greatly because it is important for a special activity or idea.
A place regarded as dedicated to or embodying a particular activity, pursuit, or ideal, often used metaphorically.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
temple
IPA
GB/tˈɛmpəl/
US/tˈɛmpəl/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
temple (1 skiemuo)
Stress on 1st syllable (temple)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: temple
- Plural: temples
Žodžių šeima
Forms
temples
noun
Related words
shrine
noun B2
Posakiai
temple of doom
1/tˈɛmpəl əv dˈum/
fixed phrase
Dangerous or deadly place
A place that is very dangerous and could cause harm or death.
Pavyzdžiai
- Entering that abandoned mine felt like walking into a temple of doom.
- The old factory, with its collapsing roof, was a real temple of doom.
temple of knowledge
1/tˈɛmpəl əv nˈɑlɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
literary
Building revered for learning
A place that people respect because it is important for learning and education.
Pavyzdžiai
- The university was considered a temple of knowledge.
- He treated the library as his personal temple of knowledge.