sacred cow

英 [ˌseɪkrɪd ˈkaʊ]

美 [ˌseɪkrɪd ˈkaʊ]

n.  不容置疑的习俗; 批评不得的制度

牛津词典

noun

• 不容置疑的习俗；批评不得的制度
  a custom, system, etc. that has existed for a long time and that many people think should not be questioned or criticized

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 不容批评(或怀疑)的信念(或习俗、制度);不容冒犯的事物
  If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as asacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it.
  1. ...the sacred cow of monetarism.
     不容置疑的货币主义

英英释义

noun

• a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

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