enshrine

enshrine
verb
  1. [with obj. and adverbial of place](一般作 be enshrined)place (a revered or precious object) in an appropriate receptacle
    珍藏（神圣或宝贵的物品）
    relics are enshrined under altars.
    圣物被置放在圣坛下。
    ■preserve (a right, tradition, or idea) in a form that ensures it will be protected and respected
    使（权利，传统，观念）神圣不可侵犯，把…奉为神圣
    the right of all workers to strike was enshrined in the new constitution.
    新宪法保护所有工人的罢工权利神圣不可侵犯。
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enshrinement
noun
语源
  1. late Middle English (formerly also as inshrine): from en-, in- 'in' + shrine
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