holiest

英 [ˈhəʊlɪɪst]

美 [ˈhoʊliɪst]

adj.  与神(或宗教)有关的; 神圣的; 圣洁的; 强调惊讶、害怕等
holy的最高级

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 与上帝（或宗教）有关的;神圣的
  If you describe something asholy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.
  1. To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
     对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。
  2. ...Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
     赎罪日，犹太历中最神圣的日子
• ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教（或教会）的
  Aholyperson is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.
  1. The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
     印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
• （表示惊讶、恐慌等）天啊，上帝啊
  Holyis used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.
• See also:holier-than-thou

双语例句

• It was when it arrived at an interchange at Vijayawada it went wrong, as it was due to swing north to its eventual destination of Varanasi, one of India's holiest cities.
  这是当它抵达中转站维杰亚瓦达时就出错了，由于它的方向转至北方，致其最终目的地成了印度的宗教圣地瓦拉纳西。
• In India the dying make pilgrimages to sacred sites, such as Varanasi, to be cremated and released into the River Ganges, India's holiest waterway.
  在印度，易篑之人去诸如瓦拉纳西的圣地朝圣，以求火葬之后将骨灰撒入恒河之中。
• In six months, I was the holiest of holies, with a heart entirely devoted to my prayers and a stomach that crossed the state line by itself.
  过了半年，我成了圣洁当中的最圣洁者，祈祷时全心全意，我的肚子则自己越过了州界。
• The holiest of men, it appears, cannot be admitted to posthumous honours, until all that the devil could say against him is known and weighed.
  看来，对于人中最神圣的人，不到魔鬼对他的一切攻讦都已弄清并经权衡之后，也不能许以身后的荣誉。
• And after the second veil, the tabernacle which is called the Holiest of all;
  第二幔子后，又有一层帐幕，叫作至圣所。
• Not content with this, Antiochus boldly entered the holiest Temple in the entire world, guided by Menelaus, the traitor to the law and country.
  王还以为不足，又以背叛法律出卖祖国的默乃劳为向导，胆敢进入举世至圣的圣殿。
• We feel the lure of tlbet's holiest city.
  我们依然能感到圣城拉萨的诱惑。
• What did it feel like to sit at the holiest of places and look out upon all those faces, the great directors, the great actors?
  当你站在神圣的奥斯卡颁奖台上，俯视台下那些在好莱坞呼风唤雨的导演、演员时，是怎样的一种心情？
• On one day, the holiest day of the year* Yom kippur.
  在一年中的最神圣地一天，赎罪日。
• E.g.: Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书育人是一项最神圣的职业。