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

• 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。
• The systematic destroying of our holiest values.
  有计划地摧毁我们最神圣的价值观念。
• 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。
• 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。
• For two days it barred monks from the golden Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the country's holiest shrine.
  他们曾封锁和尚不准进入仰光大金塔的，这是该国最神圣的所在。
• 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。
• The pursuit of peace is our holiest quest.
  对和平的追求是最值得敬仰的。
• Karbala, south of Baghdad in Iraq's Shiite heartland, is one of the world's holiest Shiite cities.
  卡尔巴拉，伊拉克巴格达南部的什叶派圣地，是世界上什叶派最神圣的城市之一。
• 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。
• E.g.: Teaching is one of the holiest tasks.
  教书育人是一项最神圣的职业。