Word · Frequency #16140
Fully loadedholiness
神圣;圣洁
核心释义
the quality of being holy
- 1.
神圣;圣洁
The state or condition of being holy.
- 2.
与His或Your连用,用于称呼某些宗教领袖(尤指教皇)的尊称
Used in connection with His or Your to address the leader of some religious traditions, notably the pope.
与His或Your连用,用于称呼某些宗教领袖(尤指教皇)的尊称;神圣;圣座(大写;对教宗等的尊称)
用法In use
The priest spoke about the holiness of the ancient temple.
用法提示:holiness 作不可数名词,表示‘神圣’的品质。
She felt a deep sense of holiness while walking through the quiet chapel.
用法提示:holiness 在此句中作介词宾语,指内心感受到的‘神圣/圣洁’。
Many visitors come to the mountain to experience its holiness.
用法提示:holiness 作名词,指山本身具有的‘神圣’特质。
the holiness of [noun]
常与 the 连用,后接 of 短语,表示“……的神圣、圣洁”这种抽象品格。
The holiness of the quiet chapel inspired deep reflection.
这座安静小教堂的圣洁引发了深刻的反思。
His/Your Holiness
这是对教宗等宗教领袖的尊称。Your Holiness 用于直接称呼对方,His Holiness 用于间接称呼。Holiness 在这种用法中需要大写。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- call to holiness
- 圣洁的呼召
- The gospel is a call to holiness for every believer.福音是对每个信徒都要追求圣洁的呼召。
- pursuit of holiness
- 对圣洁的追求
- Her book is about the daily pursuit of holiness.她的书是关于日常对圣洁的追求。
- His Holiness
- 圣座(对教宗等宗教领袖的尊称)
- His Holiness will celebrate Mass in the square tomorrow.教皇陛下明天将在广场上主持弥撒。
- personal holiness
- 个人圣洁
- He wrote about the importance of personal holiness.他写到个人圣洁的重要性。
- a life of holiness
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
holiness 由 holy(神圣的)加后缀 -ness 构成,可联想为“神圣的品格”;若首字母大写,则是对教皇的尊称“圣座”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教与神学语境、正式书面语、文学描写 holiness 表示“神圣、圣洁”时通常用于宗教、神学或正式书面语境,比较常见于庄重场合;作为对教宗等的尊称(His Holiness)也属于正式用法,日常口语中较少单独使用。
语法说明Grammar Note
作“圣座”解(对教宗等的尊称)时首字母需大写。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词中没有与 holiness 严格押韵的常用词。holy 和 wholly 同音(/ˈhəʊli/),与 holiness 的前两个音相似但缺少 /nəs/;holly(/ˈhɒli/)拼写相近但元音不同。wholeness、loneliness、friendliness 都含 -ness,但重音或辅音不同,不与 holiness 押韵。
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