saint
美音:
[seınt
]英音:
[seınt
]n.圣人,道德崇高的人,圣徒 adj.神圣 v.成为圣徒
难易程度:
saint为短语/超纲词汇
词频:4408
词形变化:
动词过去式:sainted 过去分词:sainted 现在分词:sainting 第三人称单数:saints
词根
sacr,sanct,secr=sacred(神圣的)
近义词, 同义词
saint
/seɪnt or, in ɑritish use, before names, 用于姓名前, 英式英语读作 snt; sent/
n
1 (a) (abbr 缩写 St, esp before the names of places, churches, etc 尤用于地名、教堂名称等专名之前) person who has been declared by the Christian Church to have deserved veneration through holy living, performing miracles, etc (基督教会宣布的)圣徒
*the gospel of St John 圣约翰所记载的福音
* St Andrew's Road 圣安德鲁路.
(b) holy person 圣人.
2 (usu pl 通常作复数) person who has died and is in heaven 死亡後已在天国的人; 死者
*in the company of the saints 已死亡.
3 unselfish or patient person 无私的人; 有耐心的人
*You must be a saint to be able to stand his temper! 能受得了他的脾气, 一定得非常有涵养!
saint
n[C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin:Late Latin sanctus, from Latin, 'holy', from the past participle of sancire 'to confirm, make holy']
written abbreviationSt
orSt.
someone who is given the title 'saint' by the Christian church after they have died, because they have been very good or holy
Saint Patrick
the saints in heaven
informal someone who is extremely good, kind, or patient
His wife must have been a saint to put up with him for all those years.
the patience of a saint
a very large amount of patience
You need the patience of a saint for this job.
1. You must be a saint to be able to stand his temper! 能受得了他的脾气, 一定得非常有涵养!
2. St. George is the Patron Saint of England. 圣乔治是英格兰的守护神。
3. Mary Engelbreit was a talented but struggling artist in her mid-twenties when she flew to New York from her native Saint Louis, hoping to find work illustrating children's books — her life's goal. 二十五六岁时,玛丽·恩格尔布赖特正是一个天分很高、却在苦苦求索的画家。她从家乡圣路易斯飞到纽约,希望找一份为儿童书籍画插图的工作——这是她一生追求的目标。
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