sacred cow

英 [ˌseɪkrɪd ˈkaʊ]

美 [ˌseɪkrɪd ˈkaʊ]

n.  不容置疑的习俗; 批评不得的制度

牛津词典

noun

• 不容置疑的习俗；批评不得的制度
  a custom, system, etc. that has existed for a long time and that many people think should not be questioned or criticized

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 不容批评(或怀疑)的信念(或习俗、制度);不容冒犯的事物
  If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as asacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it.
  1. ...the sacred cow of monetarism.
     不容置疑的货币主义

英英释义

noun

• a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

双语例句

• It seems from your correspondence column that Harold Wilson is a sacred cow.
  从你的读者来信专栏看，哈罗德威尔逊好像是个批评不得的人。
• Known as a sacred gift from the cow, the urine is commonly sprinkled in the home to protect the surroundings.
  牛尿被视为牛的神圣礼物，常常被洒在家里以祈求护佑。
• Years ago he was a sacred cow in this field.
  许多年前，他在这个领域里是个神圣不可侵犯的人物。
• Thisaircraft, nicknamed the Sacred Cow, included a sleeping area, radiotelephone, and retractable elevator for Roosevelt's wheelchair.
  这架飞机，绰号圣牛，包括睡眠区，无线电电话，和可伸缩的电梯罗斯福的轮椅。
• Motherhood is a sacred cow to most politicians. The Politics of Memory: From the Fugitives to the Agrarians
  记忆的政治：从逃逸者到南方重农主义者
• Beef is not eaten by Hindus because of the sacred status of the cow.
  印度教奉牛为神圣，禁止教徒食用牛肉。
• Let's not make a sacred cow of the monarchy.
  咱们别把君主政体奉若神明。
• The suggestion that national leaders be judged by international norms undermines its non-interventionist doctrine, a sacred cow of foreign policy.
  认为一国领导人应接受国际法则审判的看法，削弱了在中国外交政策中占据神圣地位的不干涉原则。