Inviolable
“Inviolable” 是一个形容词，意为“不可侵犯的”、“神圣的”或“不容违背的”。它描述某种权利、原则、法律或誓言具有极高的权威，绝对不容许被破坏、削弱或忽视。
- “Every citizen has an inviolable right to privacy.” (每个公民都拥有不可侵犯的隐私权。)
- “The treaty was considered an inviolable agreement between the two nations.” (该条约被认为是两国之间不容违背的协议。)
- “There is an inviolable rule that all guests must be treated with respect.” (有一条不可逾越的规则，即必须尊重所有客人。)
- 词根:
viol(来自拉丁语 violatus，意为“侵犯/破坏”，与 violare 有关)。 - 派生: violate (违反/侵犯), violence (暴力), violation (违背)。
- 前缀:
in-(否定前缀，意为“不”)。 - 后缀:
-able(形容词后缀，意为“可…的”)。
在宪法和法律文献中，“inviolable” 常用于界定基本人权。在宗教语境下，它用来形容神圣的场所或教条。
- 名词: inviolability (不可侵犯性)
- 反义词: violable (可侵犯的，可违背的)
in- (不) + violable (可以被侵犯的)。只要记住 “violate” (违反)，就能记住这个词。
“In the ancient temple, there was an inviolable boundary marked by a line of golden stones. No one, not even the king, was allowed to cross it. It represented the idea that some things are more important than power—they are sacred and must remain untouched.” (在古老的寺庙里，有一道由一排金石标记的不可逾越的界限。任何人，甚至是国王，都不允许跨越它。它代表了一种思想：有些东西比权力更重要——它们是神圣的，必须保持不被触碰。)