holy of holies

英 [ˈhəʊli ɒv ˈhəʊliz]

美 [ˈhoʊli əv ˈhoʊliz]

n.  至圣所(圣殿中最神圣的地方); 贵宾室; 贵宾楼

牛津词典

noun

• 至圣所（圣殿中最神圣的地方）
  the most holy part of a religious building
• 贵宾室；贵宾楼
  a special room or building that can only be visited by important people

柯林斯词典

• N-SING 最神圣的地方；常人去不了的场所
  Aholy of holiesis a place that is so sacred that only particular people are allowed to enter; often used in informal English to refer humorously to a place where only a few special people can go.
  1. ...the holy of holies in the Temple.
     寺院里最神圣的地方
  2. ...the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene.
     奥尔德堡音乐节，当代英国乐坛最神圣的聚会

英英释义

noun

• (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept
  Synonym:sanctum sanctorum
• (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable
  1. every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System

双语例句

• And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites.
  属司祭的地是献地中至圣之地，靠近肋未人的边界。
• This football stadium is the holy of holies to many fans.
  这个足球场是很多球迷眼中的圣地。
• And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the innermost sanctuary of the house, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubim.
  祭司将耶和华的约柜抬进所豫备的地方，就是圣殿的内殿，也就是至圣所，放在两个基路伯的翅膀底下。
• The backmost square-shaped chamber of that inner shrine was the inner sanctum or the holy of holies.
  神殿最后面的正方形的空间，是内圣所或者说，最神圣的地方。
• Cautious silence is the holy of holies of worldly wisdom.
  小心谨慎地保持沉默是智慧的精髓。
• For it is the door opening into the Holy of Holies, leading to treasures of truth that the Spirit rewards every humble doer of God's will.
  对它们，真理的门已经关闭，因它是开向至圣所的，其中真理专保留给遵行上帝旨意的人。
• We visited a stately home and the guide showed us nearly everything except one room, which he said was the owner's holy of holies.
  我们去参观了一家豪门住宅，导游带我们参观了除一个房间以外的一切，他说那个房间是主人最神圣的地方。
• For the Jews, the temple, specifically the holy of holies, was the unique locus for that encounter.
  对于犹太人来说，圣殿，特别是至圣所，是接触上帝的唯一地点。
• This is my husband's holy of holies.
  这间屋是我老公的圣所。
• To the children, their father's study was the holy of holies.
  在这些孩子的眼里，父亲的书房是最神圣的地方。