connected with God or a god; considered to be holy 上帝的；神的；神圣的 Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1The place was sacred to the Apaches. 这个地方被阿帕切人视为圣地。 the feeling that all life should be held sacred 认为一切生命均神圣不可侵犯的看法 a sacred image/grove 圣像；神树林
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- absolutely
- almost
- to
- sacred and profane
very important and treated with great respect; that must not be changed or challenged 受尊重的；受崇敬的 Human life must always be sacred. 人的生命在任何时候都必须得到尊重。 For journalists nothing is sacred (= they write about anything). 在记者眼里，没什么是不可诉诸笔端的。 Some companies offer five-year plans but there is nothing sacred about this length of time (= it can be changed). 一些公司提供五年计划，但这段时间并不神圣。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- become
- remain
- …
- absolutely
- almost
- to
- sacred and profane
Word Originlate Middle English: past participle of archaic sacre ‘consecrate’, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacer, sacr- ‘holy’.