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see sb as a messiah
messiah 在此为比喻用法，指‘救星’。
The manager saw the young programmer as a messiah who could save the failing company.
经理把这位年轻的程序员视为能够挽救倒闭公司的救星。
救世主；救星
messiahs — plural of messiah
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救世主；救星
any expected deliverer
The manager saw the young programmer as a messiah who could save the failing company.
经理把这位年轻的程序员视为能够挽救倒闭公司的救星。
上帝指派来领导以色列民的那一位,基督徒和穆斯林相信是耶稣基督。
The one who is ordained by God to lead the people of Israel, believed by Christians and Muslims to be Jesus Christ.
任何预期中的拯救者
any expected deliverer
类似的宗教人物或期待中的神圣统治者,如伊斯兰教的马赫迪。
A similar religious figure or awaited divine ruler, such as the Islamic Mahdi.
耶稣基督；基督徒认为是应许的拯救者
Jesus Christ; considered by Christians to be the promised deliverer
The new coach was welcomed like a messiah by the team after a year of losses.
经历了一年的失利后，球队像迎接救世主一样迎接新教练。
For many small farmers, this new seed is a messiah that promises a good harvest.
对许多小农户来说，这种新种子是预示好收成的救世主。
The founders were treated as messiahs by investors, but the product failed quickly.
创始人曾被投资者奉为救世主，但产品很快失败了。
messiah 在此为比喻用法，指‘救星’。
The manager saw the young programmer as a messiah who could save the failing company.
经理把这位年轻的程序员视为能够挽救倒闭公司的救星。
of 后接某项事业或群体，意为‘…的救星’。
He became the messiah of the anti-war movement in the 1960s.
他成了20世纪60年代反战运动的救世主。
After the war, the general was a messiah to the displaced people.
战后，这位将军对无家可归的人们来说就是救星。
Not this
He is considered messiah by his followers.
Use this
He is considered a messiah by his followers.
“messiah”是可数名词，单独使用时需要冠词或限定词。这里表示“人们所期待的众多救世主中的一位”，所以用不定冠词 a。中文没有冠词，因此学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The people are waiting for a messianic.
Use this
The people are waiting for a messiah.
“messianic”是形容词，意思是“弥赛亚的、救世主的”；要表示“救世主”这个人和身份，必须用名词“messiah”。不能把形容词当作名词使用。
Not this
Every country believes it has the messiah.
Use this
Every country believes it has a messiah.
这里表示“每个国家都有自己的一位救世主”，不是特指全世界唯一的那一位，所以应使用不定冠词 a 而非定冠词 the。定冠词 the 用于特指，与语境不符。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
假弥赛亚；假救世主
Many people dismissed him as a false messiah.
许多人认为他是个假救世主。
政治救世主
The crowd treated the young senator as a political messiah.
人群把这位年轻参议员当作政治救世主。
自称的救世主
The leader was a self-proclaimed messiah who demanded total devotion.
这位领袖自称救世主，要求完全的忠诚。
等待救世主
The people had waited for a messiah for generations.
几代人以来，人们一直在等待救世主。
救世主情结
His messiah complex made him take on every problem himself.
他的救世主情结让他把所有问题都揽在自己身上。
他不是弥赛亚——他是个非常淘气的男孩。
After the team's losing streak, the fans saw the new coach as a messiah who could turn everything around.
在球队连败之后，球迷们把新教练看作能扭转局面的救世主。
只有真正的弥赛亚才会否认自己的神性。
He never wanted to be treated as a messiah, but the crowd insisted on following him.
他从不希望被人当作救世主，但人群执意要追随他。
Use messiahs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象字母M像一顶王冠，Messiah就是戴着王冠来拯救世人的弥赛亚。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教与政治语境、文学与新闻评论 此义多用于宗教、政治或文学等正式场合，常比喻被期待带来拯救的人；日常口语中较少使用。
复数形式为 messiahs。
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