saints

英 [seɪnts]

美 [seɪnts]

n.  (因其言行而被基督教会追封的)圣人，圣徒; 圣人般的人(指特别善良、仁爱或有耐性的人)
saint的复数

柯林斯词典

The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. 用作头衔时通常读作 /sənt/。


• N-COUNT; N-TITLE (基督教正式追封的)圣徒，圣人
  Asaintis 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.
  1. Every parish was named after a saint.
     每个教区都以某位圣徒的名字命名。
  2. ...Saint John.
     圣约翰
• N-COUNT 至善的人;极有耐心的人;道德高尚的人;圣人般的人
  If you refer to a living person as asaint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.
  1. My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.
     能够忍受我，我的女朋友真的很有耐心。

双语例句

• It was taught that Christ and some of the saints had achieved more than perfect obedience.
  据说，基督和一些圣人已经获得了彻底的顺从。
• Artists usually put halos around the heads of saints angels and Jesus christ.
  艺术家一般在圣徒、天使和耶稣基督头上画上光环。
• Men are not saints; how can they be free from faults?
  人非圣贤，孰能无过？
• I am the least of the saints and the chief of sinners.
  我比众圣徒中最小的还小，我是罪人中的罪魁。
• Churches need leaders who chart the course and equip the saints.
  教会需要制定课程和装备圣人的领袖。
• This is the glory of all his saints.
  他的圣民都有这荣耀。
• I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my lost saints.
  我爱你，抵得上那似乎随着消失的圣者而消逝的爱慕。
• In the convent I attended, the recommended readings were stories of the saints and martyrs.
  在女修道院，我阅读了有关圣人和殉教者的故事的推荐读物。
• To the Christian holidays of all Saints and All Souls Days.
  直至基督教节日中的万圣节和万灵节。
• God the Holy Spirit has entered the saints to live in their hearts for ever.
  圣灵上帝进入圣徒的心灵中，永远与他们同在。