sainted
美音:
[´seıntıd
]英音:
[´seıntıd
]adj.德高的,成为圣人的,上天堂的
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sainted为短语/超纲词汇
sainted
adj [usu attrib 通常作定语] (dated or joc旧或谑) declared to be or regarded as a saint 被宣布为圣徒的; 被视为圣人的
*My sainted aunt! ie as an exclamation expressing surprise. 我的妈呀! (表示惊讶的用语).
sainted
adj literary
having been made a saint by the Christian church
old-fashioned used when talking about a dead person
my sainted mother, God rest her soul
my sainted aunt!
BrE old-fashioned used to express surprise or shock
My sainted aunt! Whatever next?