sacrosanct
英 [ˈsæk.rə.sæŋkt]
美 [ˈsæk.rə.sæŋkt]
sacrosanct 最神圣的,神圣不容置疑的sacri-,神圣的,-sanct,神圣的,词源同 sacred,sanctify.引申词义最神圣的,神圣不可质疑的。
- sacrosanct (adj.)
- "superlatively sacred or inviolable," c. 1600, from Latin sacrosanctus "protected by religious sanction, consecrated with religious ceremonies," from sacro, ablative of sacrum "religious sanction" (from neuter singular of sacer "sacred") + sanctus, past participle of sancire "make sacred" (for both, see sacred). Earlier in partially anglicized form sacro-seint (c. 1500).
- 1. Freedom of the press is sacrosanct.
- 新闻自由是神圣不可侵犯的。
- 2. I'll work till late in the evening, but my weekends are sacrosanct.
- 开夜车加班我愿意,但周末休息没商量。
- 3. You can't cut spending on defence that's sacrosanct!
- 国防开支可削减不得--那可是关天关地的事!
- 4. In India, the cow is a sacrosanct animal.
- 牛在印度是神圣的动物.
- 5. LESTAT: I'm afraid, madam, that my days are sacrosanct.
- 列斯达: 恐怕不行, 女士, 白天我有更重要的事要做.