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Sanctity Respect Meaning Describe 英 Sæŋktəti] 美 Sæŋktəti N.神圣;尊严;圣洁

英语单词 sanctity
英美音标 英 ['sæŋktəti] 美 ['sæŋktəti]
中文释义 n.神圣;尊严;圣洁
英语例句 (1) We should respect the sanctity of marriage.
(2) There was an air of sanctity in the old church.
(3) Today is Sanctity of Life Sunday.
(4) It's about friendship, used as a sanctity or a weapon.
(5) She gives us a living example of sanctity.
中文例句 (1) 我们应该尊重婚姻的神圣。
(2) 这所古老的教堂内有一种神圣的气氛。
(3) 今天是“生命尊严”主日。
(4) 关于友谊,被看作一种尊严或被当作一个兵器。
(5) 她给我们树立了一个圣洁的活榜样。
vocabulary简明 Sanctity describes something that is holy, like the sanctity of religious objects to believers.
vocabulary扩展 Sanctity goes back to the Latin root sanctus, meaning "holy" or "sacred." A synonym for sanctity is godliness and most religions describe God as completely holy. Sanctity also can describe sacred obligation or rights — you may have heard of the sanctity of marriage, meaning the value and respect society shows to married people.
柯林斯解释
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]神圣;神圣性 If you talk about the sanctity of something, you mean that it is very important and must be treated with respect.
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  • ...the sanctity of human life.

    人类生命的神圣

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