sanctuary

英 [ˈsæŋk.tʃʊə.ri]      美 [ˈsæŋk.tʃu.er.i]
  • n. 避难所;至圣所;耶路撒冷的神殿
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sanctuary 圣所,圣殿,庇护所,鸟兽保护区,禁猎区

sanct-,神圣的,-ary,表地方。即圣所,圣殿,引申诸相关词义。

sanctuary (n.)
early 14c., "building set apart for holy worship," from Anglo-French sentuarie, Old French saintuaire "sacred relic, holy thing; reliquary, sanctuary," from Late Latin sanctuarium "a sacred place, shrine" (especially the Hebrew Holy of Holies; see sanctum), also "a private room," from Latin sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)).

Since the time of Constantine and by medieval Church law, fugitives or debtors enjoyed immunity from arrest in certain churches, hence transferred sense of "immunity from punishment" (late 14c.). Exceptions were made in England in cases of treason and sacrilege. General (non-ecclesiastical) sense of "place of refuge or protection" is attested from 1560s; as "land set aside for wild plants or animals to breed and live" it is recorded from 1879.
1. A friend dubbed it "The Sanctuary" and the name stuck.
有位朋友戏谑地称它为“避难所”,然后这个名称就沿用了下来。
2. I was glad to climb into the sanctuary of my bed.
我很乐意爬上床躲起来.
3. There was a sanctuary of political refugees behind the hospital.
医院后面有一个政治难民的避难所.
4. The fleeing rebels found a sanctuary in the nearby church.
正在逃窜的反叛分子在附近的教堂里避难.
5. This island is maintained as a sanctuary for endangered species.
那个岛继续作为濒危物种的保护区.

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