saintly

英 [ˈseɪntli]

美 [ˈseɪntli]

adj.  像圣人的; 非常圣洁善良的

最高级：saintliest　

GRE

BNC.20584 / COCA.19683

牛津词典

adj.

• 像圣人的；非常圣洁善良的
  like a saint ; very holy and good
  1. to lead a saintly life
     过着圣洁的生活

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 圣洁的;似圣徒的;善良的
  Asaintlyperson behaves in a very good or very holy way.
  1. ...his saintly mother...
     他圣洁善良的母亲
  2. She has been saintly in her self-restraint.
     她一直过着自我节制的圣徒式生活。

英英释义

adj

• marked by utter benignity
  1. angelic beneficence
  2. a beatific smile
  3. a saintly concern for his fellow men
  4. my sainted mother
  Synonym:angelicangelicalbeatificsaintlikesainted

双语例句

• Saintly Philosophy& Notes of Reading Levinas
  圣洁性的哲学&阅读勒维纳斯的几点笔记
• Private sector: the wealth-creating portion of the economy that pays all the bills for the rest; as opposed to wicked villains who loot the saintly public sector.
  私营部门：创造财富的经济领域，为其它领域支付所有帐单；而非掠夺神圣的公共部门的恶人。
• Even the sanctioned "lives of saints" in print contain numerous traditional motifs from folk sources, and saintly influences continue to be manifested, according to folk accounts both from Europe and the United states, in many cases never validated by the church.
  而即使是那些钦准的有关“圣徒生活”的版本中，也留下无数民间传颂的烙印。至于种种圣迹的影响，也是依欧美各地的传说得以延存，虽然在许多情况下未经教会的认同。
• He could see that she had been patient all her life, so that now, after years of it, her lips were set in a gentle and saintly smile.
  他看得出，她一生都很有耐心，经过多年的忍耐以后，现在她的嘴边总挂着一丝温柔、圣洁的微笑。
• Sitting silently next to him was a middle-aged man with a composed, saintly face.
  挨他坐着一个容貌安详的中年人。
• He had a saintly concern for his fellow men.
  他圣徒般地关心他的同胞。
• Once a group of men who earned their living by a savage determination, they now earned their living in what perhaps could be called a saintly fashion.
  曾经一度凭着一味蛮干过日子的一群亡命之徒，如今他们赖以生存的方式也许可以称之为圣贤之道。
• Mother Teresa is famous for all of her saintly deeds.
  特蕾莎修女因为她的高尚品德而闻名于世。
• This is the mark of saintly devotees of the Lord.
  这就是主的神圣奉献者的标志。
• She has been saintly in her self-restraint.
  她一直过着自我节制的圣徒式生活。