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单词 sacred cow
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈsa•cred ˈcow, n. [countable]
  1. someone or something thought to be important and therefore not to be criticized or questioned.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
sa′cred cow′, 
  1. an individual, organization, institution, etc., considered to be exempt from criticism or questioning.
  • in reference to the traditional inviolability of the cow among Hindus 1905–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
sacred cow n
  1. informal a person, institution, custom, etc, unreasonably held to be beyond criticism
Etymology: alluding to the Hindu belief that cattle are sacred
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