sacred
英 [ˈseɪkrɪd] 美 [ˈsekrɪd]

adj.

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)

1. 宗教的；神圣的 connected with religion;holy
2. 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"

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.)

1. In India the cow is a sacred animal.
   在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
2. We use them to protect our sacred grounds.
   我们使用它们来保卫我们神圣的土地。
3. Nothing is sacred to these wild youths.
   这些狂野的年轻人什么都不尊重。
4. 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 Ecology
The sacred meanings of money
The Ambivalence of the Sacred
The Sacred Self: A Cultural Phenomenology of Charismatic Healing
Thinking the unthinkable: sacred values and taboo cognitions
Signaling, solidarity, and the sacred: The evolution of religious behavior
Religious Economies and Sacred Canopies: Religious Mobilization in American Cities, 1906
THE SACRED HOOP: Recovering the Feminine in American Indian Traditions (with a new preface) by Paula Gunn ALLEN
Teachers' professional knowledge landscapes: Secret, sacred, and cover stories
Spiritually integrated psychotherapy: Understanding and addressing the sacred.