phylactery

来自拉丁语phylacterium,圣物箱，遗物箱，来自希腊语phylassein,保护，看护，词源同prophylactic.特指装有旧约圣经四卷本的小皮箱。

phylactery (n.)

late 14c., "small leathern box containing four Old Testament texts," from Old French filatiere (12c.) and directly from Medieval Latin philaterium, from Late Latin phylacterium "reliquary," from Greek phylacterion "safeguard, amulet," noun use of neuter of adjective phylakterios "serving as a protection," from phylakter "watcher, guard," from phylassein "to guard or ward off," from phylax (genitive phylakos) "guard," of unknown origin. Sometimes worn on the forehead, based on a literal reading of scripture:

Ye shall bind them [my words] for a sign upon your hands, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes. [Deut. xi:18]

1. An ornament or a band worn on the forehead as a phylactery.

额饰一种戴在前额做护身符用的装饰或穗带.

2. Equips the Necron Lord with the Phylactery artifact.

用经匣产物设备Necron公爵.

3. He got a phylactery from the temple, which was said to be very efficacious.

他从庙里请了一个护符, 据说很灵的.