ankh
ankh — 名詞
1. a shape from ancient Egypt that looks like the letter T with a small oval ring a
安卡；生命符
古埃及象徵生命的丁字環首符號
a shape from ancient Egypt that looks like the letter T with a small oval ring attached on top; for the Egyptians it meant living, breath, and the soul that goes on after death. It appears on tomb walls, in carvings of gods and queens, and is sometimes worn today as a piece of jewellery.
Tutankhamun is shown on his coffin holding an ankh in each hand.
圖坦卡門的棺木上，他的雙手各握著一個生命之符。
concrete usage: holding an ankh as a religious symbol
The museum guide pointed to a small ankh carved into the king's stone throne.
博物館導覽員指向國王石製王座上刻著的小型安卡符號。
common collocation: an ankh carved into [object]
Imani wears a silver ankh on a thin chain around her neck.
Imani 把一個銀製的生命之符掛在細鏈子上，戴在脖子上。
On the temple wall, the goddess Isis offers an ankh to the lips of a young pharaoh.
在神廟牆上，伊西斯女神將一個生命之符遞向年輕法老的嘴邊。
Students in the Egyptology class learned to draw the ankh before studying other hieroglyphs.
埃及學課上的學生先學畫安卡，再學其他象形文字。
- crux ansata
the Latin scholarly name, used in art history and museum labels
- key of life
popular nickname, often seen in jewellery and new-age writing
文法句型
an ankh
the ankh
用法筆記
Almost always preceded by 'an' or 'the' and often paired with verbs of carving, holding, wearing, or drawing. Common in writing about ancient Egypt, museums, tattoos, and goth or new-age fashion.