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A right, law, promise, or place that is inviolable must be treated with deep respect: you do not break it, ignore it, or trespass on it. Constitutions speak of inviolable rights; religions of inviolable sacred ground; diplomats of an inviolable embassy. It is solemn and formal. You would not call your inviolable, even if you feel strongly about it. Built as in- (not) + violable (able to be violated), from Latin for untouchable in the sense ‘must not be harmed.’ A rare English-built twin, unviolable, means the same but almost nobody uses it. Though actually, invincible is a different word: invincible means cannot be beaten; inviolable means must not be broken or entered.
不可侵犯的、不可違背的
組成From Middle French inviolable, from Latin inviolābilis (“untouchable”), from violō (“violate”). Equivalent to in- + violable. Piecewise doublet of unviolable.
同家族的字
- violateto break or trespass
- violationthe breaking
- inviolabilitythe noun: the quality of not being allowed to be broken
- violableable to be broken — inviolable is in- plus this
- unviolablea rare English-built twin (un- + violable) with the same meaning; learners almost only meet inviolable
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
inviolableadj/ɪnˈvaɪələbl̩/
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Not violable; not to be infringed.
- But come, for thou, be ſure, ſhalt give account / To him who ſent us, whoſe charge is to keep / This place inviolable, and therefore theſe from harm.
- But honeſt men’s words are Stygian oaths, and promiſes inviolable.
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Not susceptible to violence, or of being profaned, corrupted, or dishonoured.
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Incapable of being injured or invaded; indestructible.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。