sacred cow

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Определение sacred cow в Английский Язык Турецкий язык словарь

(Argo) tabu

eleştirilemez fikir

(deyim) eleştirilemez şey

One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so "Don't talk about eating meat to her. Vegeterianism is one of her secret cows.".

eleştirilemez kurum

küçümsenmemesi gereken düşünce

yargılanılmaması gereken düşünce

Связанные Термины

a sacred cow

(Konuşma Dili) kutsal inek

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Определение sacred cow в Английский Язык Английский Язык словарь

Something which cannot be tampered with, or criticized, for fear of public outcry. A person, institution, belief system, etc. which, for no reason other than the demands of established social etiquette or popular opinion, should be accorded respect or reverence, and not touched, handled or examined too closely

a person unreasonably held to be immune to criticism

disapproval If you describe a belief, custom, or institution as a sacred cow, you disapprove of people treating it with too much respect and being afraid to criticize or question it. the sacred cow of monetarism. One that is immune from criticism, often unreasonably so: "The need for widespread secrecy has become a sacred cow" (Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists). a belief, custom, system etc that is so important to some people that they will not let anyone criticize it

taboo, something that cannot be violated

Расстановка переносов

sa·cred cow

Турецкое произношение

seykrıd kau

Синонимы

god, goddess, golden calf, hero, idol, object of worship, protected interest, sensitive issue, tin god

Произношение

/ˈsākrəd ˈkou/ /ˈseɪkrəd ˈkaʊ/

Этимология

[ 'sA-kr&d ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English, from past participle of sacren to consecrate, from Old French sacrer, from Latin sacrare, from sacr-, sacer sacred; akin to Latin sancire to make sacred, Hittite saklAi- rite.