penates

penates

[pə'neiti:z]

n. 傢邦守護神

中文詞源：

penates 古羅馬傢神，財神

來自拉丁語penates,傢神，來自penitus,裡面，屋內，詞源同penetrate.

例句：

1. We cannot bring ourselves to leave behind those lares and penates.
我們舍不得丟棄那些傳傢之寶.