名詞 phylactery:

1. (Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer
   同義詞：tefillin

phy.lac.ter.y

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 phy.lac.ter.ies
Judaism Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other to the left arm by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish men during morning worship, except on the Sabbath and holidays.
【猶太教】 經(jīng)文護(hù)符匣：兩個小皮匣子之一，每一個內(nèi)裝有刻著希伯來經(jīng)文引文的羊皮紙片，由正教派和保守派猶太男子在晨禱時，一個佩在前額上，另一個佩在左臂上，但安息日和節(jié)日不佩帶

An amulet.
護(hù)身符
A reminder.
提醒者，提醒物

來源：
Middle English filaterie, philacterie
中古英語 filaterie, philacterie
from Old French filatiere
源自 古法語 filatiere
from Late Latin phylactôrium
源自 后期拉丁語 phylactôrium
from Greek phulaktôrion [guard`s post, safeguard, phylactery]
源自 希臘語 phulaktôrion [守衛(wèi)的崗位，警衛(wèi)，護(hù)符]
from phulaktôr [guard]
源自 phulaktôr [守衛(wèi)]
from phulax phulak-
源自 phulax phulak-