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印度女性的一种传统服装，以一段长绸布披着肩膀及围着身体。也称莎丽、沙丽、沙里、沙厘、沙利等。 

DEFINITION

Noun

A traditional costume for Indian women that covers the shoulders and wraps around the body of the wearer with a long piece of silk. Also known in Mandarin as  “莎丽”, “沙丽”, “沙里”, or “沙利”.

由来
  • Sari 或 saree 的音译，源于印地语。据说 Sari 来自梵文（即印地语的源头）中 “一条长布” 的意思。
  • 纱丽有上百种穿法之说。根据不同印度族群的习惯，有的会披在肩膀的右边，有的披在左边，有的从胯下穿过，有的同时用来盖头等。一般在喜庆节日，印度女性会穿丝质纱丽。纱丽有不同的长度，通常介于五到八米长。
  • 纱丽的起源虽然已经无从考证，但古印度的陶文物上有穿着一条长布绕全身的裤式装的女性，说明纱丽自古就是印度的服装。
  • 纱丽在印度文化中有多重象征意义。因为衣物无需接缝，因此纱丽象征纯洁。印度女孩穿上纱丽也象征长大成人。此外，纱丽作为定情信物也是印度女性出嫁时的必备服饰，展现了夫家的经济能力。
ETYMOLOGY
  • The Mandarin term “纱丽” is a transliteration of the word sari or saree, which originated from Hindi. It is believed that sari came from Sanskrit (which Hindi descended from), meaning “a long piece of cloth”
  • There are said to be hundreds of ways to wear the sari. According to the customs of different Indian communities, some will drape it on the right shoulder while others will drape it on the left, while some will wrap it under the crotch and others use it to cover the head at the same time. Indian women usually wear silk sari on festive occasions. The sari also has different lengths, usually between five and eight metres long.
  • Although the origin of the sari is unverifiable, ancient Indian pottery relics feature women wearing trousers and wrapping a long piece of cloth around their whole body. This shows that the sari has been worn in India since ancient times.
  • The sari has multiple symbolic meanings in Indian culture. As it is seamless, the sari symbolises purity. Wearing the sari also symbolises adulthood for Indian girls. In addition, the sari is a token of love which Indian women must prepare when they get married, and it demonstrates the financial status of their in-laws.

 

例句
百多年来一直与四马路观音堂佛祖庙为邻的克里斯南印度庙，除了在大门口安置一个华人庙宇才有的大香炉，庙内还供奉了一尊穿着印度纱丽，出自印度工匠之手的镀金观音像。（《联合早报》，15/11/2019）
SAMPLE SENTENCE
The Sri Krishnan Temple, adjacent to the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple at Waterloo Street for over a hundred years, has a large incense burner that is otherwise found only in Chinese temples at its entrance. It also enshrines a gold-plated Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin) statue, that was created by Indian craftsmen and wears the Indian sari. (Lianhe Zaobao, 15/11/2019)
相关资料

  • 来自美国的水微生物学家丽塔·卡威尔博士（Dr. Rita R. Colwell）发现孟加拉女性穿的传统服饰纱丽柔韧透气，于是用纱丽过滤受污染的饮用水，帮助减缓了孟加拉 65 个村庄的霍乱病，荣获 2018 年的 “李光耀水源荣誉大奖”（Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize）。这个发现影响深远，对世界公共卫生贡献极大。

RELATED INFORMATION

  • Dr Rita R. Colwell, an aquatic microbiologist from the United States, discovered that the traditional sari worn by Bangladeshi women is flexible and breathable. She thus used it to filter polluted drinking water to slow the spread of cholera in 65 Bangladeshi villages and won the Lee Kuan Yew Water Prize in 2018. This discovery has had far-reaching impact and has made great contributions to global public health.

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