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inviolability

/in-vahy-uh-luh-buhl/US // ɪnˈvaɪ ə lə bəl //UK // (ɪnˈvaɪələbəl) //

不可侵犯性,不可侵犯,不受侵犯,不可侵犯权

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : prohibiting violation; secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration: an inviolable sanctuary; an inviolable promise.
    • : incapable of being violated; incorruptible; unassailable: inviolable secrecy.

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Examples

  • I came here eight years ago with a reverence for The Post’s heritage of courage and independence and feeling an inviolable obligation to uphold its values.

  • The first — that experimenters can choose what measurements to perform — would seem inviolable.

  • “I am an honorary consul general, so I have inviolability,” Kelley told a 911 dispatcher in one call.

  • These are the sacred rights of personal security, property, and the inviolability of the home of every citizen.

  • These were handed down from local priest to local priest, with the inviolability of sacred and immutable tradition.

  • As to "inviolability," I would not have such a word mentioned.

  • It is the law that invests the person of a queen, whoever she be, with a sort of inviolability.

  • Unconsciously she clung to her belief in the natural inviolability of her privilege.