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

• 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。
• He had a saintly concern for his fellow men.
  他圣徒般地关心他的同胞。
• Do they believe that consumer innovation, technological advance and the funding for taxation emerge from the saintly public sector?
  他们是不是认为消费创新、技术进步、税收资金都是从神圣的公共部门来的？
• White paint doors reflect saintly and noble sublimity, reveal mild, calm and fancy verve.
  白色烤漆泛着圣洁而高贵的光芒，展现平和、恬静、奇幻的神韵。
• 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。
• 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。
• And saintly men, who walk with God on earth, would fain be away, to walk with Him on the golden pavements of the New Jerusalem.
  在人世间和上帝同行的圣人们，都会欣然随他而去，定在新耶路撤冷的黄金铺路上的。
• He led a virtuous, almost a saintly life.
  他过着道德高尚的、几乎是圣徒般的生活。
• This is more about openness, responsiveness and courage than being saintly or always beyond reproach. It is particularly about taking ownership of decisions and actions.
  这并不意味着品德高尚或完美无缺，而是要有开放的心态、积极的应对和过人的勇气，尤其体现在掌握决策和行动的能力上。
• She has been saintly in her self-restraint.
  她一直过着自我节制的圣徒式生活。