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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。 |