sanctums

英 [ˈsæŋktəmz]

美 [ˈsæŋktəmz]

n.  (不受干扰的)私室，密室; 圣所
sanctum的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (不受干扰的)私室，密室
  If you refer to someone'sinner sanctum, you mean a room which is private and sometimes secret, where they can be quiet and alone.
  1. His bedroom's his inner sanctum.
     卧室是他的一方净土。
• (寺庙、清真寺的)圣所,圣殿
  Asanctumis the holiest place inside a holy building such as a temple or mosque.

双语例句

• It gave him a hawkish reputation and by becoming a best seller it earned him money and also entry into many governmental inner sanctums.
  这本书使他得到了鹰派的名声。而由于该书获得畅销，他不仅赚了钱，而且使他从此得以出入政府内部的许多机密部门。