cardinal sin

Related topics: Christianity

ˌcardinal ˈsin noun [countableC]

1 informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing 〔必须避免的〕愚蠢的失误

politicians who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion

犯下忽视公众舆论这个大错的政治家

2. RRCa serious sin in the Christian religion 〔基督教中的〕主罪，大罪

Examples from the Corpus

cardinal sin• Also, eating is not likely to be viewed as a cardinal sin.• Monotony was a cardinal sin for Victorian architects, just as it is the predominant defining characteristic of modern architecture.• In Gandhi's view, its cardinal sin is the way it tolerates untouchability.• Senators who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion will soon be out of office.• It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.• I made the cardinal sin in tennis.• All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.

单词	cardinal sin
释义	cardinal sin Related topics: Christianity ˌcardinal ˈsin noun [countableC] 1 informalSTUPID/NOT SENSIBLE something bad or stupid that you must avoid doing 〔必须避免的〕愚蠢的失误 politicians who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion 犯下忽视公众舆论这个大错的政治家 2. RRCa serious sin in the Christian religion 〔基督教中的〕主罪，大罪 Examples from the Corpus cardinal sin• Also, eating is not likely to be viewed as a cardinal sin.• Monotony was a cardinal sin for Victorian architects, just as it is the predominant defining characteristic of modern architecture.• In Gandhi's view, its cardinal sin is the way it tolerates untouchability.• Senators who commit the cardinal sin of ignoring public opinion will soon be out of office.• It's fairly entertaining to watch but commits the cardinal sin of not identifying individual players.• I made the cardinal sin in tennis.• All things were possible; anyone could get rich; the cardinal sin was doubt.
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