votive
adjective /ˈvəʊtɪv/
/ˈvəʊtɪv/
[usually before noun] (specialist)- presented to a god as a sign of thanks
(向上帝)还愿的,表示谢恩的 - votive offerings
还愿奉献物
Collocations DictionaryVotive is used with these nouns:- candle
- offering
词源late 16th cent.: from Latin votivus, from votum (‘a vow, wish’, from vovere ‘to vow’). The original sense was ‘expressing a desire’. - votive offerings