sacred cow

短语

(印度教)圣牛

发音

AU

词形变化

sacred cows 复数 sacred cows

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely.

    习语

    Irreverence is our only sacred cow.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

personage important person

词源

Originally American English (early 1900s), a reference to the elevated place of cows in Hinduism.

来源：wiktionary