lares and penates

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˌlɛəɹiːz ənd pɪˈnɑːtiːz/    美 /ˌlɛɹiz ənd pɪˈnɑtiz/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The household deities of ancient Rome, respectively overseeing the family and its house and storerooms. Roman,plural,plural-only
    — The particular gods of the household were its lares and penates.
  2. One's prized possessions, considered as the protectors or symbols of one's household. figuratively,plural,plural-only
    — I am returned to my own Lares and Penates—to my dogs and cats.

词源

A calque of Latin lares et penates. See lar and penates.
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