"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).
雙語(yǔ)例句
1. Freedom of the press is sacrosanct.
新聞自由是神圣不可侵犯的。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
2. I'll work till late in the evening, but my weekends are sacrosanct.
開(kāi)夜車(chē)加班我愿意，但周末休息沒(méi)商量。
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
3. You can't cut spending on defence that's sacrosanct!
國(guó)防開(kāi)支可削減不得--那可是關(guān)天關(guān)地的事!
來(lái)自辭典例句
4. In India, the cow is a sacrosanct animal.
牛在印度是神圣的動(dòng)物.
來(lái)自辭典例句
5. LESTAT: I'm afraid, madam, that my days are sacrosanct.