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holy adj.
⇨ holy (a holy man/life) ⇨ religious (a holy relic/war) holy adjective holy ♦︎ pure ♦︎ saintly ♦︎ blamelessThese words all describe sb who is morally good. 这些词均表示圣洁的、高尚的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆a holy / pure / saintly man / woman / person◆to live a holy / pure / saintly / blameless life■ holy / /ˈhəʊli; NAmE ˈhoʊli/ (often approving) good in a religious and moral way 圣洁的◆He tries to live a holy life.他努力过圣洁的生活。◆They are good and holy people.他们是圣洁善良的好人。 see also holy ⇨ religious ■ pure without any morally bad thought or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good 纯真的；贞洁的；正派的◆The nuns here live a quiet and pure life.在这儿修女们过着清静圣洁的生活。◆He insisted that his motives were pure.他坚持说他的动机纯正。 see also purity ⇨ morality ■ saintly (sometimes disapproving) very good or holy 圣人般的；非常圣洁善良的◆He was a saintly but somewhat ineffective archbishop.他是个圣洁善良却略显平庸的大主教。NOTE 辨析 Holy or saintly?The term holy is either approving, or simply descriptive, meaning that sb has devoted (= given) their life to religion. * holy或有褒义，或只是客观描述，指献身于宗教◆He spent the rest of his life as a hermit and holy man, living in a mountain hut.他隐居山间小屋修行，度过了圣洁的余生。 Saintly is not used in this descriptive way, and is either approving or disapproving: it can be used to suggest that sb is too good, in a way that is annoying, not practical or that does not seem real. * saintly不用于客观描述，词义或褒或贬，可以指某人好得过了头而使人厌烦、显得不切实际或不真实。 ■ blameless /ˈbleɪmləs/ / (rather formal) doing no wrong 无过错的◆All three women had lived blameless lives.她们三个女人一生都过得清清白白。 religious adjective religious ♦︎ holy ♦︎ sacred ♦︎ theologicalThese words all describe things which are connected with God or religion. 这些词均表示神的、宗教的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆religious / sacred music / art◆a holy / sacred shrine / temple / relic / river / book / thing■ religious [only before noun] connected with religion or with a particular religion 宗教信仰的；宗教的◆religious beliefs / faith宗教信仰／信念◆religious education (= education about religion) 宗教教育◆religious instruction (= instruction in a particular religion) 教义讲授◆religious groups / leaders宗教团体／领袖◆objects which have a religious significance圣物 OPP secular ⓘ Secular means 'not connected with religious matters'. * secular指非宗教的、世俗的◆secular art / education / music世俗艺术／教育／音乐 ■ holy [usually before noun] special to believers in a particular religion; connected with God （对信教者）神圣的；与神有关的◆the Holy Bible / Scriptures《圣经》◆holy ground圣地◆the holy city of Mecca圣城麦加◆a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion) 圣战 see also holy ⇨ holy ■ sacred / /ˈseɪkrɪd/ / connected with God or a god; considered to be holy 上帝的；神的；神圣的◆a sacred image / grove圣像；神树林◆sacred music圣乐◆Cows are sacred to Hindus.印度教徒认为牛是神圣的。NOTE 辨析 Holy or sacred?There is very little difference in meaning between these words. However, holy is used especially in connection with the world religions that recognize only one God, that is Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Sacred is used more in connection with religions that worship, or at least recognize the existence of, more than one God, including Hinduism and ancient pagan religions. (There are exceptions for particular collocations: music and art are always sacred, not holy.) 这两个词含义差别很小。不过，holy尤用于信奉单一的神的世界性宗教，即基督教、犹太教和伊斯兰教。sacred多用于崇拜或至少承认存在一个以上的神的宗教，包括印度教和古代异教。（注意某些词有特定的搭配：music和art总是与sacred搭配，不与holy搭配。）■ theological /ˌθiːəˈlɒdʒɪkl; NAmE ˌθiːəˈˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ connected with the study of religion and beliefs 神学的；宗教学的◆ (BrE) a theological college神学院◆ (NAmE) a theological seminary神学院 |