(1)神的,宗教的(connected with religion or with God or a god)[無(wú)comp]:the~writings of the Christian religion/of Islam 基督教/伊斯蘭教的經(jīng)典;~music/art/history/buildings 宗教音樂/藝術(shù)/歷史/建筑物;~churches/places/elephants 神圣的教堂/圣地/神象;a~rite/image 禮拜式/圣像;
(2)神圣的,不可侵犯的(regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with)[A(to)]:things~to the devout Christians 虔誠(chéng)的基督教徒認(rèn)為神圣的東西;The cat was considered~in ancient Egypt. 古埃及時(shí)期貓被認(rèn)為是神圣的。Nothing is~to these wild youths. 對(duì)這些野蠻的年輕人來(lái)說沒有什么是不可侵犯的。Motherhood/Sulzburg is~to him.對(duì)他來(lái)說母親是個(gè)神圣的稱謂/薩爾茨堡是個(gè)神圣的地方。
(3)嚴(yán)肅的,鄭重的,至關(guān)重要的((of a promise,duty,etc) which must be kept,carried out,done,etc):a~duty/task/promise神圣的職責(zé)/神圣的任務(wù)/鄭重的承諾;
(4)獻(xiàn)給……的,專供……用的(declared to be in honour of a person or a god)[無(wú)comp][A (to)]:a monument~to St Peter 為圣彼得樹的碑;On the gravestone was written “S~to the memory of James Smith”. 墓碑上寫著“詹姆斯·史密斯之墓”。
sacred cow/cows 印度神牛;不可批評(píng)的人或事物:Television respects too many~cows. 電視臺(tái)過分害怕傷害公眾的感情。
→′sacredly adv 神圣地;′sacredness n 神圣,神圣不可侵犯;′sacrosanct adj 神圣不可侵犯的