sanctum

[ˈsæŋktəm] [ˈsæŋktəm]
  • 复数:sanctums;
  • 相关单词 sanctums
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    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      (不受干扰的)私室,密室
      If you refer to someone's inner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone.
      例句
      His bedroom's his inner sanctum. 卧室是他的一方净土。
    • N-COUNT
      (寺庙、清真寺的)圣所,圣殿
      A sanctum is the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque.
    英汉词典释义
    • n.
      (寺庙或教堂的)圣所
      the sanctum in an ancient temple 古代寺庙中的圣所;内殿 My presence in his sanctum was evidently esteemed a piece of impudence too shameful for remark. 我在他的圣地出现,显然被他看作是羞于提及的莽撞事情。
      <口>私室
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a place of inviolable privacy;
      "he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go"
      2. a sacred place of pilgrimage