Word · Frequency #20584
saintly
圣洁的；圣徒般的
核心释义
very good, kind, and pure; like a saint or angel
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似圣徒的；具有圣人特征的；适合圣人的。
Like or characteristic of a saint; befitting a holy person; saintlike.
似圣徒的；具有圣人特征的；适合圣人的。；圣洁的
用法In use
Her saintly patience with the children made her a favorite teacher.
用法提示：saintly 在此作形容词，修饰 patience，表示“圣徒般的、极其耐心的”。
Everyone admired the old man's saintly kindness to strangers.
用法提示：saintly 作定语形容词，形容 kindness，传达“圣人般的、纯洁善良的”含义。
Despite years of hardship, she kept a saintly calm that inspired her family.
用法提示：此处 saintly 修饰 calm，表示“如圣人般沉静的”，体现其形容词用法。
saintly + noun
saintly 常作定语，修饰人或其品质。
She led a saintly life devoted to helping others.
她过着圣洁的生活，致力于帮助他人。
be/look/seem + saintly
也可作表语，常与 seem、appear 等系动词连用。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a saintly life
- 圣洁的生活
- She devoted herself to a saintly life of service.她献身于服务他人的圣洁生活。
- saintly patience
- 圣人般的耐心
- The nurse cared for the patients with saintly patience.那位护士以圣人般的耐心照料病人。
- saintly smile
- 圣洁的微笑
- The old monk greeted us with a saintly smile.老和尚以圣洁的微笑迎接我们。
- saintly reputation
- 圣徒般的好名声
- He earned a saintly reputation through years of quiet charity.他多年来默默行善，赢得了圣徒般的好名声。
- saintly demeanor
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
saintly 由 saint（圣徒）+ -ly 组成；联想圣徒散发圣光，行为圣洁如 saint。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious discourse、literary works、formal character descriptions saintly 是比较正式的用词，通常用于书面语或正式场合，多出现在宗教、道德或文学性的人物描写中，形容某人或某行为圣洁仁厚；日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
与 saintly /ˈseɪntli/ 押韵的词：faintly /ˈfeɪntli/、quaintly /ˈkweɪntli/（重读元音和后面辅音相同）。注意 exactly、promptly、slightly、mostly 拼写都以 -tly 结尾，但读音并不押韵。
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