holy of holies

noun

1. 至圣所（圣殿中最神圣的地方）
   the most holy part of a religious building
2. 贵宾室；贵宾楼
   a special room or building that can only be visited by important people

1. N-SING 最神圣的地方；常人去不了的场所
   A holy of holies is a place that is so sacred that only particular people are allowed to enter; often used in informal English to refer humorously to a place where only a few special people can go.
   1. ...the holy of holies in the Temple.
      寺院里最神圣的地方
   2. ...the Aldeburgh Festival, the holy of holies in the contemporary British music scene.
      奥尔德堡音乐节，当代英国乐坛最神圣的聚会

1. Every life that would be strong must have its Holy of Holies into which only God enters.
   任何生命要想坚强，都必须有一个让神进入的至圣所。
2. And for them shall be the firstfruits of the firstfruits of the land holy of holies, by the border of the Levites.
   属司祭的地是献地中至圣之地，靠近肋未人的边界。
3. This is my husband's holy of holies.
   这间屋是我老公的圣所。
4. I saw him go into the holy of holies a while ago.
   我刚才看见他走进了厕所。
5. Fletcher didn't venture into that "holy of holies"; there were too men there who had got his measure.
   弗莱彻不敢到那个“最神圣的地方”去；那边有不少人已摸到了他的底细。
6. The backmost square-shaped chamber of that inner shrine was the inner sanctum or the holy of holies.
   神殿最后面的正方形的空间，是内圣所或者说，最神圣的地方。
7. Cautious silence is the holy of holies of worldly wisdom.
   小心谨慎地保持沉默是智慧的精髓。
8. And the priests brought the ark of the covenant of Jehovah to its place, into the innermost sanctuary of the house, into the holy of holies under the wings of the cherubim.
   祭司将耶和华的约柜抬进所豫备的地方，就是圣殿的内殿，也就是至圣所，放在两个基路伯的翅膀底下。
9. Heb. 9:12 And not through the blood of goats and calves but through His own blood, entered once for all into the Holy of Holies, obtaining an eternal redemption.
   来九12并且不是藉著山羊和牛犊的血，乃是藉著他自己的血，一次永远地进入至圣所，便得到了永远的救赎。
10. To the children, their father's study was the holy of holies.
    在这些孩子的眼里，父亲的书房是最神圣的地方。
11. For it is the door opening into the Holy of Holies, leading to treasures of truth that the Spirit rewards every humble doer of God's will.
    对它们，真理的门已经关闭，因它是开向至圣所的，其中真理专保留给遵行上帝旨意的人。
12. For the Jews, the temple, specifically the holy of holies, was the unique locus for that encounter.
    对于犹太人来说，圣殿，特别是至圣所，是接触上帝的唯一地点。
13. We visited a stately home and the guide showed us nearly everything except one room, which he said was the owner's holy of holies.
    我们去参观了一家豪门住宅，导游带我们参观了除一个房间以外的一切，他说那个房间是主人最神圣的地方。
14. By this blood we have the boldness to enter into the Holy of Holies.
    我们靠着这血，坦然进到至圣所。
15. This football stadium is the holy of holies to many fans.
    这个足球场是很多球迷眼中的圣地。

noun

1. (Judaism) sanctuary comprised of the innermost chamber of the Tabernacle in the temple of Solomon where the Ark of the Covenant was kept

   Synonym:    sanctum sanctorum

2. (figurative) something regarded as sacred or inviolable
   1. every politician fears to touch that holy of holies, the Social Security System