a large cup for holding wine, especially one from which wine is drunk in the Christian communion service 大酒杯；（尤指基督教的）圣爵 Word OriginMiddle English: via Old French from Latin calix, calic- ‘cup’.
Idioms
a poisoned chalice
- (especially British English)
a thing that seems attractive when it is given to somebody but which soon becomes unpleasant 金杯毒酒 He inherited a poisoned chalice when he took over the job as union leader. 他接手工会领导职务，看似风光，实则会给他带来很多麻烦。