sacred adj. 1.神圣的 (opp. profane); 宗教的 (opp. secular); 上帝的,神的。 2.(动物、植物等)被崇为神物的;不可侵犯的。 3.献给…的;供献给…的。 a sacred disease 疯癫。 a sacred number (宗教上)神秘的数字〔特指7〕。 a sacred place 【法律】坟墓。 the sacred cat (古埃及的)神猫。 the sacred beetle=scarab. a monument sacred to the memory of sb. (某人的)纪念碑。 be sacred from 免除,不受。 hold sacred 尊重,保护。 adv. -ly
duty n. 1.义务,本份;责任;职责,职务,职能。 2.忠节,孝顺;恭敬,尊敬,敬意;义,谊。 3.税,关税;【机械工程】功;能率;灌溉率;负荷,生产量;工作状态。 4.【军事】任务,勤务;兵役;【宗教】礼拜,(修行的)功课。 5.〔口语〕(原指小孩的)拉屎。 one's maternal duty 做母亲的本份。 postmen's duties 邮递员的职责。 filial duty 做女儿的义务。 That's no part of my duty. 那不是我管的事。 on radar duty for two years 当两年雷达兵。 duty call 礼节性拜访。 customs duties 关税。 export [import] duties 出口[进口]税。 After graduation, he began his duty. 他毕业后开始服兵役。 be in duty bound to (do sth.) 有义务(做某事)。 do duty as [for] 代…用,当…用 (bookcases that do duty as room dividers 当分隔房间墙壁的书柜)。 do [perform] one's duty 1. 尽义务,尽职;尽(友)谊。 2. 服兵役。 duty of water 一定区域内某种作物所需灌溉的水量。 fail in one's duty 失职。 off duty 在工作时间外,不值班,不值勤;下班 (go[come] off duty 下班)。 on duty 在工作时间内,值班,值勤;上班 (go on duty 上班)。 pay [send] one's duty to 对…表示敬意。 take sb.'s duty 替代某人的工作。
He considered it a sacred duty to fulfill his dead father ' s wishes 他认为实现父亲的遗愿是神圣的义务。
I regard it as a sacred duty to carry out that persons wishes 我把履行这位要员的意志看作是一项神圣的天职。
You can see i do , father , since she made me forget a sacred duty , for which i now humbly ask your pardon “这您看得很清楚,爸爸,正是由于她才使我没有尽到一个神圣的义务,所以我今天来向您请罪。 ”
I was the only person that told your father the truth when he was in high favour , and in your case it is a sacred duty . she paused 当你父亲有权有势的时候,只有我这个人才对他说真心话,对于你呢,我听凭上帝的吩咐,也这样做就是。 ”
Maximilian understood him . " mademoiselle , " said he , " you have a sacred duty to fulfil in your deceased grandmother s room , will you allow me the honor of a few minutes conversation with m . noirtier ? “小姐, ”他说, “你在你外祖母房间里还有一项神圣的义务得去完成,你可不可以让我跟诺瓦蒂埃先生谈几分钟? ”