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Inviolable ɪn'vaɪələbl Freedom Action Rules Human Behavior 行动的自由是人类行为中不可侵犯的原则之一

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Freedom of action is one of the inviolable rules of human behavior.
行动的自由是人类行为中不可侵犯的原则之一。
【重点词汇】
inviolable adj. 神圣的, 不可亵渎的, 不可侵犯的
Vocab
inviolableincapable of being transgressed or dishonored

Wedding vows and vault combinations that can’t be broken are considered inviolable. (Of course, divorce lawyers and bank robbers consider this a challenge.)

The word can refer to a physical structure (a fortress, for instance) or something more conceptual (human rights or morals, perhaps). Inviolable has changed little from its Latin origin of inviolabilis, which combines the prefix in- (meaning "not") with the verb violare ("to violate"). Inviolable turns up in religious settings too, usually in reference to texts or rites. In that context, it means "sacred." No surprise: the antonym of inviolable is violable ("accessible or penetrable").

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