English Dictionary

sanctuary

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈsæŋktjʊəɹi/

名詞

A place of safety, refuge, or protection. / An area set aside for protection. / A state of being protected, asylum.

日本語の意味

安全な場所、避難所 / 保護区域、保護区 / 保護されている状態、庇護

When the wildfire approached, the old church opened its doors and became a sanctuary for neighbors fleeing their homes.

山火事が近づいたとき、その古い教会は扉を開け、家を逃れた近隣の人々の避難所となった。

意味（1）

A place of safety, refuge, or protection.

She saw him, even as she had last gazed upon him, pale, cold, and awful; but still he was there. The coffin was to her like a shrine; all that she held most dear and most precious was within its dark and silent sanctuary.

意味（2）

An area set aside for protection.

The bird sanctuary has strict restrictions on visitors so the birds aren't disturbed.

意味（3）

A state of being protected, asylum.

The government granted sanctuary to the defector, protecting him from his former government.

意味（4）

The consecrated (or sacred) area of a church or temple around its tabernacle or altar.

sanctuaries （ plural ）