Word · Frequency #19443
sacrosanct
神圣不可侵犯的；不容更改的
So important or protected that it cannot be changed, criticized, or interfered with; inviolable.
- 1.
Beyond alteration, criticism, or interference, especially due to religious sanction; inviolable.
不可更改、批评或干涉的,尤指因宗教原因而神圣不可侵犯的。
- 2.
Sacred, very holy.
神圣的,非常神圣的。
神圣的；极为神圣的；不可更改、批评或干涉的,尤指因宗教原因而神圣不可侵犯的。；神圣的,非常神圣的。；极神圣的
In use
The ancient temple is considered sacrosanct by the local community.
In their culture, family traditions are sacrosanct and must never be broken.
The journalist argued that the principle of free speech is sacrosanct.
sacrosanct + noun
sacrosanct 用作定语，修饰名词。
The sacrosanct traditions of the tribe must be preserved.
部落的极神圣传统必须得到保护。
be sacrosanct
In some cultures, certain rituals are sacrosanct.
在某些文化中，某些仪式是神圣不可侵犯的。
remain sacrosanct
Connections
Collocations
- sacrosanct right
- 神圣不可侵犯的权利
- Freedom of speech is a sacrosanct right in this democracy.在这个民主国家，言论自由是神圣不可侵犯的权利。
- sacrosanct principle
- 不容更改的原则
- The rule of law is a sacrosanct principle of our legal system.法治是我们法律体系中不容更改的原则。
- sacrosanct tradition
- 神圣的传统
- The ceremony follows a sacrosanct tradition passed down for centuries.这一仪式遵循着传承数百年的神圣传统。
- sacrosanct duty
- 神圣的职责
- Protecting the nation is the army's sacrosanct duty.保卫国家是军队的神圣职责。
- sacrosanct privacy
- 不可侵犯的隐私
- Patients' sacrosanct privacy must never be violated.患者的隐私神圣不可侵犯，绝不可侵犯。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 sacrosanct 拆成 sacred（神圣）+ sanctify（圣化），联想成‘神圣不可侵犯’，像圣物一样不容更改或批评。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious contexts、legal or political discourse、formal writing sacrosanct 是正式用词，多用于宗教、法律或政治等语境，强调某事物因被视为神圣而不可更改或侵犯。日常口语中比较少见，通常出现在书面语或正式演讲中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有常用词与 sacrosanct 完全押韵。sank /sæŋk/ 与词尾 -sanct /sæŋkt/ 接近（少一个 /t/），但重音位置不同，不算严格押韵。拼写相似的 sanction、sanctuary 和 sacred 发音都不同，注意不要按拼写推测读音。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.