資料來源 : pyDict
不可褻瀆的,不可侵犯的,神聖的
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf. F.
inviolable. See {Inviolate}, a.]
1. Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm
(used with respect to either physical or moral damage);
not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred;
holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable
shrine.
He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear, The
inviolable body stood sincere. --Dryden.
2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.
For thou, be sure, shalt give account To him who
sent us, whose charge is to keep This place
inviolable, and these from harm. --Milton.
3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable
covenant, agreement, promise, or vow.
Their almighty Maker first ordained And bound them
with inviolable bands. --Spenser.
And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak.
資料來源 : WordNet®
inviolable
adj 1: that cannot be transgressed or dishonored; "the person of
the king is inviolable"; "an inviolable oath" [ant: {violable}]
2: able to withstand attack; "an impregnable fortress";
"fortifications that made the frontier inviolable" [syn: {impregnable},
{secure}, {strong}, {unassailable}, {unattackable}]
3: must be kept sacred [syn: {inviolate}, {sacrosanct}]
4: not capable of being violated or infringed; "infrangible
human rights" [syn: {absolute}, {infrangible}]