Consecrate
Consecrate 是一个庄严的动词。它指的是通过宗教仪式将某物或某人献给神，或者将其神圣化。
- The new church will be consecrated next Sunday. (新教堂将于下周日举行奉献礼。)
- He decided to consecrate his life to helping the poor. (他决定将一生奉献给帮助穷人的事业。)
- This ground was consecrated by the blood of heroes. (这片土地因英雄的鲜血而变得神圣。)
- 词根：
-secr- / -sacr-(神圣，如 sacred, sacrifice) - 前缀：
con-(加强语气) - 含义：使其神圣。
记：con- (加强) + secr (神圣/秘密)。把某物变成神圣的“秘密”供奉起来。联想 sacred (神圣的)。
The high priest performed the ancient ritual to consecrate the temple. (大祭司举行了古老的仪式来为神庙祝圣。)