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源自中古英语 'saviour',借自古法语 'sauveour',最终源于拉丁语 'salvator'(拯救者),词根 'salvare' 意为“拯救”。
❶ 指拯救他人脱离危险或困境的人,常用于宗教语境中特指耶稣基督,也泛指任何给予帮助的救星。
“The firefighters were hailed as saviours after rescuing the children from the burning building.”
(消防员从燃烧的大楼中救出孩子们后被誉为救星。)
“In Christianity, Jesus is considered the Saviour of mankind.”
(在基督教中,耶稣被视为人类的救世主。)
saviour complex — 指一种心理状态,表现为强烈渴望拯救或帮助他人,甚至忽视自身需求。
“He has a saviour complex and always tries to fix other people's problems.”
(他有救世主情结,总是试图解决别人的问题。)