| 单词 | sacred cow |
| 释义 | sacred cowSEE SYNONYMS FOR sacred cow ON THESAURUS.COM nounan individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning. Origin of sacred cowFirst recorded in 1905–10; in reference to the traditional inviolability of the cow among Hindus Words nearby sacred cowsacrectomy, sacred, sacred baboon, sacred bamboo, Sacred College, sacred cow, Sacred Heart, sacred ibis, sacred lotus, sacred monster, sacred mushroom Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for sacred cowsacred cow nouninformal a person, institution, custom, etc, unreasonably held to be beyond criticism Word Origin for sacred cowalluding to the Hindu belief that cattle are sacred Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with sacred cowsacred cow A person or thing immune to criticism or questioning, as in The rules governing the press conference have become a sacred cow in this administration. This term alludes to the honored status of cows in Hinduism, where they are a symbol of God's generosity to humankind. It has been used figuratively since about 1900. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for sacred cowsacred cow Figuratively, anything that is beyond criticism: “That housing project is a real sacred cow: the city council won't hear of abandoning it.” In India, followers of Hinduism consider cows sacred and do not eat them because they believe the animals contain the souls of dead persons. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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