sacred
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英 [ˈseɪkrɪd]
美 [ˈsekrɪd]
是什么意思
宗教的;神圣的;受崇敬的,值得崇敬的;有宗教性质的
双语释义
adj.(形容词)
- 宗教的;神圣的 connected with religion;holy
- 受崇敬的;不可冒犯的 regarded with great respect or reverence
英英释义
sacred[ 'seikrid ]
- adj.
- concerned with religion or religious purposes
"sacred texts"; "sacred rites"; "sacred music"
- worthy of respect or dedication
"saw motherhood as woman's sacred calling"
- made or declared or believed to be holy; devoted to a deity or some religious ceremony or use
"the sacred mosque"; "sacred elephants"; "sacred bread and wine"
同义词:consecratedsanctified
- worthy of religious veneration
"the sacred name of Jesus"
同义词:hallowed
- (often followed by `to') devoted exclusively to a single use or purpose or person
"a fund sacred to charity"; "a morning hour sacred to study"; "a private office sacred to the President"
- concerned with religion or religious purposes
学习怎么用
词组短语
sacred flame圣火
sacred heart圣心(即耶稣之心,爱的源泉)
sacred music圣乐;宗教音乐
sacred and inviolable神圣不可侵犯
sacred cow圣牛(印度教等的);不可修改的文稿;不可批评的人(思想或事物)
同近义词辨析
divine, holy, sacred
这组词都有“神圣的”的意思,其区别是:
divine指来源于神或神有关,侧重神性;在现代英语中指绝妙或非人世所有的事物。
holy可与sacred换用,但holy侧重于内含一种神圣的本质,使之值得崇拜,通常具有传统、世袭或固有的性质。
sacred指由于是献给上帝或神的事物,因而是神圣的,不容亵渎;也指被普遍视为神圣不可侵犯的东西。
双语例句
用作形容词(adj.)
- In India the cow is a sacred animal.
在印度,牛是神圣的动物。 - We use them to protect our sacred grounds.
我们使用它们来保卫我们神圣的土地。 - Nothing is sacred to these wild youths.
这些狂野的年轻人什么都不尊重。 - This area was hallowed by sacred memories.
这个地区由于宗教上的纪念意义而被视为圣地。
权威例句
Sacred EcologyThe sacred meanings of moneyThe Ambivalence of the SacredThe Sacred Self: A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic HealingThinking the unthinkable: sacred values and taboo cognitionsSignaling, solidarity, and the sacred: The evolution of religious behaviorReligious Economies and Sacred Canopies: Religious Mobilization in American Cities, 1906THE SACRED HOOP: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions (with a new preface) by Paula Gunn ALLENTeachers' professional knowledge landscapes: Secret, sacred, and cover storiesSpiritually integrated psychotherapy: Understanding and addressing the sacred.