| 词汇 | holy-of-holies |
| 释义 | holy of holies noun[ singular ] formal or humorousuk /ˌhəʊ.li əv ˈhəʊ.liz/ us /ˌhoʊ.li əv ˈhoʊ.liz/ the part of a building or organization where few people are allowed to go, especially where the most important or secret work is done: 至圣所（圣殿种最神圣的地方） The inner sanctuary or Holy of Holies could be entered only by the High Priest.只有大祭司才能进入内圣所或至圣所。 The pass provides "access all areas" to that holy of holies, the Olympic village. 通行证有权"进入所有区域"，可以进入那个最神圣的地方——奥运村。 Synonym sanctum sanctorum The Holy of Holies was the innermost shrine of the Temple. I've found out since that they didn't allow photographers in there. This was their holy of holies. The Treasures Room at the British Library is a unique bibliographic holy of holies. Parts of buildings: rooms antechamber anteroom atelier attic ballroom dormitory drawing room dressing room efficiency room en suite master bedroom meat locker multi-chambered multi-room observation lounge utility room vestibule waiting room wet room workroom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Secrecy and privacy the holy of holies noun[ S ] uk /ˌhəʊ.li əv ˈhəʊ.liz/ us /ˌhoʊ.li əv ˈhoʊ.liz/ the holiest part of a religious building, especially the Jewish temple宗教建筑最神圣的部分;（尤指）犹太教会堂的内殿，至圣所 UKhumorous any place that is very special: 特别的地方，圣地 This stadium is the holy of holies to many fans.这个足球场对很多球迷来说就是圣地。 Parts of religious buildings altar apse belfry bell tower chancel cloister confessional crypt flying buttress font gargoyle pew pulpit rood screen rose window sacristy sanctuary transept vault vestry You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Places and locations Examples of holy of holiesholy of holies The stage of the old theatre is his 'holyofholies'. Do not regard that immediate neighbourhood as a holyofholies, never to be touched or entrenched upon. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Were we allowed to appear before the holyofholies, wiping our noses on the mat before we dared to enter? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You talked about comitology as if it were the holyofholies, as if it were our primary objective! From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English They invaded the holyofholies, the banking system. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a real holyofholies in the legal profession and in the legal hierarchy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the ark of the covenant, the gate of heaven, the holyofholies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The seal of a council is the very holyofholies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They belong to the holyofholies! From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is the holyofholies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Accordingly, verse 24 refers to the second temple period which had the holyofholies of the second temple as well as the atonement of sin through sacrifices. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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