A table or platform for religious rites, offerings, or sacrifice.

用于宗教仪式、供奉或献祭的台桌或平台。

The area of a church around the altar; the sanctuary.

教堂中祭坛周围的区域；圣所或祭坛区。

Figurative: any place or cause treated as demanding sacrifice or devotion.

引申义：被视为需要牺牲或奉献的场所或事业。