holiest

英 [ˈhəʊlɪɪst]

美 [ˈhoʊliɪst]

adj.  与神(或宗教)有关的; 神圣的; 圣洁的; 强调惊讶、害怕等
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柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 与上帝（或宗教）有关的;神圣的
  If you describe something asholy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.
  1. To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
     对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。
  2. ...Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
     赎罪日，犹太历中最神圣的日子
• ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教（或教会）的
  Aholyperson is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.
  1. The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
     印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
• （表示惊讶、恐慌等）天啊，上帝啊
  Holyis used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.
• See also:holier-than-thou

双语例句

• E.g.: Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书育人是一项最神圣的职业。
• The holiest of men, it appears, cannot be admitted to posthumous honours, until all that the devil could say against him is known and weighed.
  看来，对于人中最神圣的人，不到魔鬼对他的一切攻讦都已弄清并经权衡之后，也不能许以身后的荣誉。
• On one day, the holiest day of the year* Yom kippur.
  在一年中的最神圣地一天，赎罪日。
• While in Amritsar, Snatam lived next door to the Golden Temple, considered the world's holiest Sikh temple.
  当在阿姆利的时候，出于世界最神圣的锡克神庙的原因，斯奈特就住在金殿的旁边。
• We feel the lure of tlbet's holiest city.
  我们依然能感到圣城拉萨的诱惑。
• In India the dying make pilgrimages to sacred sites, such as Varanasi, to be cremated and released into the River Ganges, India's holiest waterway.
  在印度，易篑之人去诸如瓦拉纳西的圣地朝圣，以求火葬之后将骨灰撒入恒河之中。
• Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书是最神圣的工作之一。
• The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs
  他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
• The friendship is the holiest treasure, she will not only root and shoot among the same gender, but also flower and fruit among the different gender.
  友谊是圣洁的灵物，她既会在同性中生根，发芽，也会在异性中开花结果。
• The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
  对和平的追求是最值得敬仰的。