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sanctuary/ˈsæŋ(k)tjʊəri/n. (pl. -ies) 1 a holy place; a church, temple, etc. 圣所(如教堂，寺院等) 2a the inmost recess or holiest part of a temple etc. (寺院等中)最隐密的地方，最神圣的地方 b the part of the chancel containing the high altar 圣坛 3 a place where birds, wild animals, etc., breed and are protected 鸟兽保护区 4 a place of refuge, esp. for political refugees (尤指政治避难者的)避难所 5a immunity from arrest 豁免 b the right to offer this 提供豁免的权利 6 hist. a sacred place where a fugitive from the law or a debtor was secured by medieval Church law against arrest or violence [史义] (中世纪教堂向逃避法律或债务的人提供的免于逮捕或暴力侵害的)圣所 □ take sanctuary resort to a place of refuge 避难 [Middle English via Anglo-French sanctuarie, Old French sanctuaire from Latin sanctuarium (as SAINT)] |