圣杯

聖杯

shèngbēi

noun

Meanings

HSK 7-9

亚瑟王的骑士们四处寻找圣杯。

Yàsèwáng de qíshìmen sìchù xúnzhǎo shèngbēi.

King Arthur's knights searched everywhere for the Holy Grail.

HSK 7-9

室温超导被许多物理学家视为研究的圣杯。

Shìwēn chāodǎo bèi xǔduō wùlǐxuéjiā shìwéi yánjiū de shèngbēi.

Many physicists see room-temperature superconductivity as the holy grail of research.

usage

圣杯 'holy cup' is the usual modern name. 圣盘 'holy dish' follows the older legend in which the Grail is a platter.

圣 shèng

杯 bēi