HALLOWED
释义 Definition
hallowed（形容词）：神圣的；受尊崇的；被视为不可侵犯的（常用于地点、传统、纪念日、原则等）。也可表示“使……神圣”的过去分词用法（动词 hallow）。
发音 Pronunciation (IPA)
/ˈhæloʊd/
例句 Examples
The church is a hallowed place for many people.
这座教堂对许多人来说是神圣的地方。
In the quiet cemetery, visitors spoke softly, as if words might disturb the hallowed ground.
在寂静的墓园里，来访者轻声交谈，仿佛言语会惊扰这片神圣的土地。
词源 Etymology
Hallowed 来自古英语 hālgian（“使神圣、祝圣”），与 holy（神圣的）同源。它常带有宗教或庄严纪念的色彩，强调“被人敬畏、被赋予神圣意义”。
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文学作品 Literary Works
- William Shakespeare，《Henry V》：“We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; For he today that sheds his blood with me / Shall be my brother; be he ne’er so vile, This day shall gentle his condition; / And gentlemen in England now a-bed / Shall think themselves accurs’d they were not here, / And hold their manhoods cheap whiles any speaks / That fought with us upon Saint Crispin’s day.”（常被引用讨论“被纪念并神圣化的日子”，语境中常与 hallowed 的观念相连）
- The Lord’s Prayer（主祷文）：“Hallowed be thy name.”（“愿人都尊你的名为圣”）
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