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saint

UK //seɪnt//US //seɪnt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'sanctus',意为'神圣的',通过古法语 'saint' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 指被基督教等宗教正式认可为圣徒的人,通常因其虔诚信仰或非凡善行而被尊崇。

“Saint Francis of Assisi is known for his love of nature and animals.”

(阿西西的圣方济各以热爱自然和动物而闻名。)

“The church was named after Saint Peter, one of Jesus' apostles.”

(这座教堂以耶稣的门徒之一圣彼得命名。)

❶ 用于形容极其善良、有耐心或品德高尚的人,常带有夸张或幽默的意味。

“My mother is a saint for putting up with all my nonsense.”

(我母亲能忍受我所有的胡闹,简直是个圣人。)

“You'd have to be a saint to work with such difficult customers every day.”

(每天和这么难缠的顾客打交道,你得是个圣人才行。)

同义词:holy person, angel, paragon

verb

❶ 正式宣布某人为圣徒,这是基督教特别是天主教的一种宗教仪式。

“Pope John Paul II was sainted in 2014, several years after his death.”

(教皇约翰·保罗二世于2014年,即去世几年后被封圣。)

“The process to saint someone usually takes many years.”

(将某人封圣的过程通常需要很多年。)

同义词:canonize, beatify

常见短语

patron saint — 守护圣人,指被特定群体、职业或地方特别尊崇的圣徒,认为能提供保护和指引。

“Saint Christopher is the patron saint of travelers.”

(圣克里斯托弗是旅行者的守护圣人。)

saint's day — 圣徒纪念日,基督教中为纪念特定圣徒而设立的节日,常与该圣徒相关的传统活动。

“On Saint Valentine's Day, people exchange cards and gifts.”

(在圣瓦伦丁节(情人节),人们会交换卡片和礼物。)