sacred, divine, holy 都可以表现“神圣的”,那它们有什么区别呢?
sacred adj.神圣的。
(辨析)指与天主、神或宗教有关,因此是神圣而不容侮慢的,也可表现被广泛视为神圣及深受敬重的。
(例证)A church is a sacred building.
教堂是神圣的修建物。
In India the cow is considered sacred.
在印度,牛是神的生物。
What is sacred to you?
对你来说什么是神圣的?
divine adj.神的,神圣的。
(辨析)指泉源于神或天主的,或与神或天主有关的,重申非各位间一切的。
(例证)divine power/peace
神力/天赐的安静
They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.
他们已不再是平凡人,而是由神火交融在一同的两个精灵。
These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.
那些人以为内战是上天的处罚。
holy adj.神圣的。
(辨析)指与天主或某一宗教有关的,可与sacred换用。
(例证)This is a holy/sacred place to them.
对他们来说,这里是一处圣地。
They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.
他人信赖圣物的神奇力气。