新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

saint

英  [seɪnt]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • saints

    1[C 可数名词] (基督教教会正式追封的)圣人

    A saint is someone who has died and been officially recognized and honoured by the Christian church because his or her life was a perfect example of the way Christians should live.

    双语例句

    例:

    Every parish was named after a saint.

    每个教区都以一个圣徒的名字命名。

    2[C 可数名词] 至善的人,极有耐心的人,道德高尚的人,似圣人般的人

    If you refer to a living person as a saint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.

    双语例句

    例:

    My girlfriend Geraldine is a saint to put up with me.

    我的女友杰拉尔丁非常有涵养,能够包容我。

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