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单词 inviolate
释义

inviolate

adjective

in·​vi·​o·​late (ˌ)in-ˈvī-ə-lət How to pronounce inviolate (audio)
: not violated or profaned
especially : pure
inviolately adverb
inviolateness noun

Example Sentences

These rights must remain inviolate.
Recent Examples on the Web This dish is a deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition that, like many inviolate Italian traditions, is actually far less old than the Mayflower. Ian Fisher, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2022 And whereas individual therapy must take place in an inviolate private sphere, the couples version comes with elements of exposure and artifice built in. Lidija Haas, The New Republic, 10 June 2022 The daily and seasonal rhythms of bright and dark remained largely inviolate throughout all of evolutionary time—a 4-billion-year streak that began to falter in the 19th century. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 13 June 2022 Still more thought the love shown in the work of making a home was one of the few activities capitalism hadn’t tainted and should stand inviolate. Joanna Biggs, The New Republic, 11 Feb. 2022 And determining whether human lifetimes have an inviolate maximum might offer clues to understanding aging, as well as aiding research on prolonging life. Tom Siegfried, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2022 One inviolate rule is that everyone who enters must be weighed. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2021 Hence, the nation to them is not all holy, a thing inviolate and inviolable, a thing that a man dare not sell or dishonour on pain of eternal perdition. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 7 Sep. 2020 But the sensibility Sepp grew up with—that certain places in the forest must be kept sacred and inviolate—is no longer quite so universal. Saul Elbein, National Geographic, 24 Aug. 2020 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

inviolate

adjective

as in protected
formal not harmed or changed These rights must remain inviolate.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • protected
  • pure
  • inviolable
  • secure
  • sacred
  • unharmed
  • untouchable
  • sacrosanct
  • unassailable
  • holy
  • shielded
  • exempt
  • privileged
  • hallowed
  • immune

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • irreverent
  • blasphemous
  • profane
  • sacrilegious
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