sanctum
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/ˈsæŋktəm/
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/ˈsæŋktəm/
A personal space where someone can be alone and undisturbed.
He went to his sanctum to think in peace.
他去了他的避難所,以平靜地思考。
A sacred or holy place.
The old church was seen as a sanctum by the villagers.
村民們將這座古老的教堂視為避難所。