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

• 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？
• We feel the lure of tlbet's holiest city.
  我们依然能感到圣城拉萨的诱惑。
• Policemen patrol the city centre close to the Jokhang Temple, one of the holiest sites of Tibetan Buddhism where several protests, often involving just a handful of people, have occurred over the years.
  警察在靠近大昭寺的市中心展开了巡逻，大昭寺是藏传佛教最神圣的场所之一，多年以来，一部分人在那里进行过数次抗议活动。
• E.g.: Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书育人是一项最神圣的职业。
• The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
  对和平的追求是最值得敬仰的。
• 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。
• 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。
• Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书是最神圣的工作之一。
• This is the most ancient, and holiest of the Shinto rituals
  这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。
• Attacks in Iraq have targeted Shiite Muslims marking their holiest day of the year.
  伊拉克发生的袭击事件的目标是正在纪念年度圣日的穆斯林什叶派教徒。