sacred adj. 1.神圣的 (opp. profane); 宗教的 (opp. secular); 上帝的,神的。 2.(動(dòng)物、植物等)被崇為神物的;不可侵犯的。 3.獻(xiàn)給…的;供獻(xiàn)給…的。 a sacred disease 瘋癲。 a sacred number (宗教上)神秘的數(shù)字〔特指7〕。 a sacred place 【法律】墳?zāi)埂?the sacred cat (古埃及的)神貓。 the sacred beetle=scarab. a monument sacred to the memory of sb. (某人的)紀(jì)念碑。 be sacred from 免除,不受。 hold sacred 尊重,保護(hù)。 adv. -ly
duty n. 1.義務(wù),本份;責(zé)任;職責(zé),職務(wù),職能。 2.忠節(jié),孝順;恭敬,尊敬,敬意;義,誼。 3.稅,關(guān)稅;【機(jī)械工程】功;能率;灌溉率;負(fù)荷,生產(chǎn)量;工作狀態(tài)。 4.【軍事】任務(wù),勤務(wù);兵役;【宗教】禮拜,(修行的)功課。 5.〔口語〕(原指小孩的)拉屎。 one's maternal duty 做母親的本份。 postmen's duties 郵遞員的職責(zé)。 filial duty 做女兒的義務(wù)。 That's no part of my duty. 那不是我管的事。 on radar duty for two years 當(dāng)兩年雷達(dá)兵。 duty call 禮節(jié)性拜訪。 customs duties 關(guān)稅。 export [import] duties 出口[進(jìn)口]稅。 After graduation, he began his duty. 他畢業(yè)后開始服兵役。 be in duty bound to (do sth.) 有義務(wù)(做某事)。 do duty as [for] 代…用,當(dāng)…用 (bookcases that do duty as room dividers 當(dāng)分隔房間墻壁的書柜)。 do [perform] one's duty 1. 盡義務(wù),盡職;盡(友)誼。 2. 服兵役。 duty of water 一定區(qū)域內(nèi)某種作物所需灌溉的水量。 fail in one's duty 失職。 off duty 在工作時(shí)間外,不值班,不值勤;下班 (go[come] off duty 下班)。 on duty 在工作時(shí)間內(nèi),值班,值勤;上班 (go on duty 上班)。 pay [send] one's duty to 對(duì)…表示敬意。 take sb.'s duty 替代某人的工作。
He considered it a sacred duty to fulfill his dead father ' s wishes 他認(rèn)為實(shí)現(xiàn)父親的遺愿是神圣的義務(wù)。
I regard it as a sacred duty to carry out that persons wishes 我把履行這位要員的意志看作是一項(xiàng)神圣的天職。
You can see i do , father , since she made me forget a sacred duty , for which i now humbly ask your pardon “這您看得很清楚,爸爸,正是由于她才使我沒有盡到一個(gè)神圣的義務(wù),所以我今天來向您請(qǐng)罪。 ”
I was the only person that told your father the truth when he was in high favour , and in your case it is a sacred duty . she paused 當(dāng)你父親有權(quán)有勢的時(shí)候,只有我這個(gè)人才對(duì)他說真心話,對(duì)于你呢,我聽?wèi){上帝的吩咐,也這樣做就是。 ”
Maximilian understood him . " mademoiselle , " said he , " you have a sacred duty to fulfil in your deceased grandmother s room , will you allow me the honor of a few minutes conversation with m . noirtier ? “小姐, ”他說, “你在你外祖母房間里還有一項(xiàng)神圣的義務(wù)得去完成,你可不可以讓我跟諾瓦蒂埃先生談幾分鐘? ”