hallowed

IPA/ˈhæləʊd/
KK[hˈælod]IPA/ˈhæləʊd/

hallowed — 形容詞

  • hallowedpositive
  • more hallowedcomparative
  • most hallowedsuperlative

1. treated with deep admiration and a sense of formal honour, usually because the t

1.形容詞C2
釋義

備受尊崇的

因歷史悠久或文化重要而受敬重的

treated with deep admiration and a sense of formal honour, usually because the thing in question has stood for a very long time or carries strong cultural weight — for example, an ancient university tradition, a sports stadium with decades of history, or a long-established legal principle.

例句

Wimbledon's centre court is one of the most hallowed grounds in world tennis.

溫布頓的中央球場是全球網球界最受尊崇的場地之一。

attributive: hallowed + place noun (sports tradition)

Yara wrote her thesis on the hallowed tradition of debate at Oxford colleges.

Yara 的論文主題是牛津各學院備受尊崇的辯論傳統。

常見搭配
  • hallowed ground
  • hallowed halls
  • hallowed tradition
  • hallowed principle
  • hallowed name
同義詞
  • venerable

    stresses age and the respect owed to age; slightly less ceremonial

  • revered

    broader; the respect can come from achievement alone, not just age

  • time-honoured

    highlights long-standing custom or practice rather than a place

反義詞
  • ordinary

    neutral opposite — no special status or respect attached

文法句型

hallowed + noun

用法筆記

Almost always attributive (before a noun); rarely used predicatively after 'be'. Frequently modifies nouns for places, traditions, institutions, or principles — not ordinary people or everyday objects.

常見錯誤

The old chair in my room is hallowed.
The chair where Lincoln once sat is hallowed in our town's history.
'hallowed' needs broad cultural or historical weight, not just personal sentiment.
This stadium is very hallowed.
This is one of football's most hallowed stadiums.
prefer the attributive form before a noun rather than a predicative 'is hallowed'.

2. formally set apart as belonging to God or a religion, usually through a blessing

2.形容詞C2
釋義

神聖的

經宗教儀式祝聖、奉獻給神的

formally set apart as belonging to God or a religion, usually through a blessing or a religious ceremony — said of places of worship, burial grounds, objects used in worship, or the name of a deity in prayer.

例句

The old chapel sits on hallowed ground that was blessed centuries ago.

那座老禮拜堂坐落在幾個世紀前就受過祝聖的神聖土地上。

fixed collocation: hallowed ground (religious / burial)

The prayer begins, 'Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.'

禱告詞開頭是：「我們在天上的父，願人都尊你的名為聖。」

fossilised liturgical use: hallowed be + noun

常見搭配
  • hallowed ground
  • hallowed soil
  • hallowed be thy name
  • hallowed place
同義詞
  • consecrated

    interchangeable in religious use; slightly more technical / liturgical

  • sanctified

    emphasises the process of being made holy, often morally as well as ritually

  • sacred

    broader; any subject can be sacred without a formal blessing

反義詞
  • profane

    in the religious sense — outside religious dedication or treating it without respect

文法句型

hallowed + noun

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1 by religious context: a stadium can be hallowed (sense 1) without being holy, while a chapel or cemetery is hallowed (sense 2) through formal religious dedication. The fossilised phrase 'hallowed be thy/your name' from the Lord's Prayer is the most recognisable example.

常見錯誤

The mosque became hallowed last week.
The mosque was hallowed in a ceremony last week.
sense 2 normally describes a state arising from a formal act, not a sudden change of feeling.

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常用片語

  • hallowed ground
  • hallowed halls
  • hallowed tradition
  • hallowed be thy name