sacred

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sa·cred /ˈseɪkrɪd/ adjectiveadj

1 RRrelating to a god or religion 上帝的，神的；宗教（性）的

a sacred vow

神圣的誓言

the miraculous powers of sacred relics

圣物的神奇力量

Certain animals were considered sacred.

有些动物被认为是神圣的。

sacred to

The land is sacred to these tribesmen.

这块土地对这些部落成员而言是神圣的。

► see thesaurus at religious

2 RRRELIGIONvery important or greatly respected 很重要的，神圣的，深受尊重的

Human life is sacred.

人的生命是神圣的。

Frontiers which have held for over forty years are no longer sacred.

已经存在40多年的边界不再是不可动摇的了。

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Few things were sacred to Henry, but local history was one of them.

对亨利来说很少有什么东西是宝贵的，但当地的历史可以算是其中之一。

He had no respect for everything I held sacred.

我认为重要的事情他全都不屑一顾。

3. is nothing sacred? spokenSHOCK used to express shock when something you think is valuable or important is being changed or harmed 怎么能这样呢？〔对有价值的或重要的事物被改变或受损害时表示惊讶〕

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is nothing sacred?• Some countries operate five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time.• Look at how those girls are dressed! Is nothing sacred anymore?

—sacredness noun [uncountableU]

the sacredness of human life

人的生命的神圣

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sacred• The monotheistic order required that the feminine should be barred from the sphere of power, which coincided with the sacred.• Our time at home with our kids is sacred.• Other cities also had noble temples; none had such a splendid facade to its whole sacred area.• Certain animals were considered sacred by the Aztecs.• Religion is the human enterprise by which a sacred cosmos is established.• We could eat all the sacred dirt on earth, but still those who loved to make war would make war.• The Japanese regard Mount Fuji as a sacred mountain.• a choir specialising in sacred music• the miraculous power of sacred relics• sacred rites• Like most everyone else in this country, I learned early on that the flag is a sacred symbol.• The olive tree was regarded as sacred to the goddess Athena.• These burial grounds are sacred to the Native Americans.• In the public interest view also, regulators perform their allotted tasks as a sacred trust.• sacred writings

held sacred• Festivals in his honour are marked by a plethora of flowers, and the lusciously scented frangipani is held sacred to him.

Origin sacred

(1300-1400) Past participle of sacre “to make holy” ((13-17 centuries)), from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer “holy”

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