sanctum

英 [ˈsæŋktəm]

美 [ˈsæŋktəm]

n.  (不受干扰的)私室，密室; 圣所

复数：sanctums　

TEM8

BNC.22896 / COCA.20850

牛津词典

noun

• （不受干扰的）私室，密室
  a private room where sb can go and not be disturbed
  1. She once allowed me into her inner sanctum .
     有一次她让我进入她的内室。
• 圣所
  a holy place

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (不受干扰的)私室，密室
  If you refer to someone'sinner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone.
  1. His bedroom's his inner sanctum.
     卧室是他的一方净土。
• (寺庙、清真寺的)圣所,圣殿
  Asanctumis the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque.

英英释义

noun

• a sacred place of pilgrimage
  Synonym:holy placeholy
• a place of inviolable privacy
  1. he withdrew to his sanctum sanctorum, where the children could never go
  Synonym:sanctum sanctorum

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