Word · Frequency #22896
Fully loadedsanctum
私室；密室
a place of inviolable privacy
指不受打扰的私密场所，而非宗教圣所。
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A place set apart, as with a sanctum sanctorum; a sacred or private place; a private retreat or workroom.
僻静之处,如至圣所；神圣或私人场所；私人静修处或工作室。
僻静之处,如至圣所；神圣或私人场所；私人静修处或工作室。；圣所；密室；私室
In use
Grandpa's workshop is his sanctum, and no one disturbs him there.
I need a quiet sanctum where I can read without interruptions.
She turned the empty attic into her personal sanctum for painting.
the inner sanctum of [place]
inner sanctum 常指最隐秘或最神圣的地方，也可用于比喻机构的核心区域。
The altar stands in the inner sanctum of the temple.
祭坛位于寺庙的内殿。
sb's private sanctum
private sanctum 强调只属于个人的私密空间。
She uses the attic as her private sanctum.
她把阁楼用作自己的私密空间。
retreat to one's sanctum
retreat to 常与表示地点的名词连用，含“退避、躲开”的意思。
Connections
Collocations
- inner sanctum
- 内室；私密空间
- He led me into his inner sanctum, where he kept his rare book collection.他带我进入他的内室，那里存放着他收藏的珍本图书。
- private sanctum
- 私人密室
- The attic became her private sanctum, away from the rest of the family.阁楼变成了她的私人密室，远离家中其他人。
- sanctum sanctorum
- 至圣所
- Only the high priest could enter the sanctum sanctorum of the ancient temple.只有大祭司才能进入古神庙的至圣所。
- quiet sanctum
- 安静的私室；宁静避风港
- The small reading room was a quiet sanctum in the noisy city.这间小阅览室是嘈杂城市中一处安静的私室。
Idioms & figurative uses
- inner sanctum
- 私密场所；核心密室The boss's office was an inner sanctum, and no one dared enter without permission.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 sanctuary（圣所）：sanctum 是神圣不可侵犯的私密空间。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal and literary writing、descriptions of a private room or study sanctum 表示“私室、密室”时通常用于正式或文学性语境，带有神圣不可侵犯的意味；在日常口语中较少使用，多出现在书面描述或强调隐私的场合。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均不与 sanctum 完全押韵。sanction、sanctify、sanctuary 共用 sanct 拼写，但发音各异；dictum、rectum 与 sanctum 同以 -ctum 结尾，且都发 /ktəm/，但重读元音不同；quantum 只有末尾 /təm/ 和拼写 -tum 相近。真正的押韵需要从重读元音 /æ/ 起与 /sæŋktəm/ 一致。
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Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.