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sanctum
UK //ˈsæŋktəm//US //ˈsæŋktəm//
词源
源自拉丁语 'sanctus'（意为神圣的），16世纪通过英语化演变而来，最初特指宗教圣所。
noun
❶ 指神圣或私密的空间，常用来形容寺庙中最神圣的区域，或比喻某人独处不受打扰的私人场所。
“Only priests were allowed to enter the inner sanctum of the temple.”
（只有祭司才能进入寺庙最内部的圣所。）
“He retreated to his study, his personal sanctum where no one disturbed him.”
（他退回到书房，那是他无人打扰的私人空间。）
同义词:sanctuary, holy place, retreat, haven, shrine
常见短语
inner sanctum — 指最核心或最私密的空间，常用于形容组织内部的核心决策区域或个人绝对隐私的场所。
“The reporters were never allowed into the inner sanctum of the political campaign.”
（记者们从未被允许进入这次政治竞选活动的核心决策圈。）