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 ■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。 ■a casket containing sacred relics; a reliquary 圣骨匣;圣物箱 ■a niche or enclosure containing a religious statue or other object 神龛
verb
[with obj.]( poetic/literary)enshrine (诗/文)祭祀;参拜
语源
Old English scrīn 'cabinet, chest, reliquary', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schrijn and German Schrein, from Latin scrinium 'chest for books'