Sacrificial means “to do with a sacrifice”: something given up, offered, or destroyed so that something else can live, succeed, or stay holy. In old religion, a sacrificial animal is one put on an altar.

Sacrificial means to do with a sacrificeSacrificial 的意思是「跟犧牲/獻祭有關」： something given up, offered, or destroyed某樣東西被放棄、被獻出，或被毀掉， so that something else can live, succeed, or stay holy好讓另一樣東西可以活下來、成功，或保持神聖。In old religion在古老的宗教裡， a sacrificial animal is one put on an altarsacrificial animal(獻祭的動物)指的是被放上祭壇的那隻。

In everyday English the word has spread. A sacrificial pawn in chess is given away on purpose. On a ship, a sacrificial piece of metal is meant to rust so the rest of the ship does not. A company may make a sacrificial cut — letting one team go to save the others.

In everyday English the word has spread在日常英文裡，這個字的用法已經擴散開來。A sacrificial pawn in chess西洋棋裡的 sacrificial pawn(棄子)， is given away on purpose是故意送出去的。On a ship在船上， a sacrificial piece of metal is meant to rustsacrificial piece of metal(犧牲塊)本來就是要生鏽的， so the rest of the ship does not好讓船的其他部分不會生鏽。A company may make a sacrificial cut公司可能會做出 sacrificial cut(犧牲性的裁減)—— letting one team go to save the others放掉一個團隊，好保住其他團隊。

The feeling is: this thing is not the main prize; it is what you let go of. Sacrifice is the common noun and verb; sacrificial is the adjective, a little more formal, a little more like a textbook.

The feeling is: this thing is not the main prize背後的感覺是：這樣東西不是主要的獎賞， it is what you let go of它是你放手讓出去的那個。Sacrifice is the common noun and verbSacrifice 是常見的名詞和動詞； sacrificial is the adjective, a little more formal, a little more like a textbooksacrificial 是形容詞，稍微更正式一點，更像教科書的用字。