sanctuary

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/|/ˈsæŋkt͡ʃʊəɹi/    美 /ˈsæŋkt͡ʃuˌɛɹi/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A place of safety, refuge, or protection. countable,uncountable
    — My car is a sanctuary, where none can disturb me except for people who cut me off.
  2. An area set aside for protection. countable,uncountable
    — The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.
  3. A state of being protected, asylum. countable,uncountable
    — The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.
  4. The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar. countable,uncountable
    — Near-synonym: chancel (broadly synonymous)

词形变化

sanctuaries plural

词汇关系

衍生词
animal sanctuary cybersanctuary ecosanctuary gun sanctuary mantuary protosanctuary sanctuaried sanctuarize sanctuary city sanctuarylike Second Amendment sanctuary unsanctuaried wildlife sanctuary

词源

From Middle English seyntuarie, from Old French saintuaire, from Late Latin sanctuarium (“a sacred place, a shrine, a private cabinet, in Medieval Latin also temple, church, churchyard, cemetery, right of asylum”), from Latin sanctus (“holy, sacred”); see saint.
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