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BNC: 2701 COCA: 2375

holy

adjective
 
/ˈhəʊli/
/ˈhəʊli/
(comparative holier, superlative holiest)
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  1.  
     [usually before noun] connected with God or a particular religion與神（或宗教）有關的；神聖的
    • the Holy Bible《聖經》
    • holy books/scriptures聖書/經文
    • the holy city of Mecca聖城麥加
    • Islam’s holiest shrine伊斯蘭教最神聖的聖地
    • a holy day/month神聖的一天/月
    • a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)聖戰
    • holy ground聖地
    opposite unholy
    Extra Examples
    • For a believer, these words have an almost holy significance.對於一個信徒來說，這些話有着近乎神聖的意義。
    • The sacred desert site is the object of pilgrimage.神聖的沙漠遺址是朝聖的對象。
    • The place is considered holy by the people who live there.住在那裏的人認爲這個地方是神聖的。
    • He sprinkled her with holy water.他給她灑了聖水。
    • He searched holy books, read the poets and studied human behaviour.他搜尋聖書，閱讀詩人，研究人類行爲。
    Topics Religion and festivalsb2
  2.  
     good in a moral and religious way聖潔的
    • a holy life/man聖潔的生活／人
    opposite unholy
    Extra Examples
    • He tries to live a holy life.他努力過聖潔的生活。
    • They are good and holy people.他們是聖潔善良的好人。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2, Religion and festivalsb2
  3. [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.（強調驚訝、害怕等）
    • Holy cow! What was that?天哪！那是什麽？
    4. see also holier-than-thou, holiness
    Word OriginOld English hālig, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German heilig, also to whole.
BNC: 2701 COCA: 2375
BNC: 2701 COCA: 2375
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. 這些詞均表示聖潔的、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 聖潔的◆He tries to live a holy life.他努力過聖潔的生活。◆They are good and holy people.他們是聖潔善良的好人。   see also holy ⇨ religious ■ pure without any morally bad thought or actions, especially sexual ones; morally good 純真的；貞潔的；正派的◆The nuns here live a quiet and pure life.在這兒修女們過着清靜聖潔的生活。◆He insisted that his motives were pure.他堅持說他的動機純正。  see also purity ⇨ morality ■ saintly (sometimes disapproving) very good or holy 聖人般的；非常聖潔善良的◆He was a saintly but somewhat ineffective archbishop.他是個聖潔善良卻略顯平庸的大主教。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或有褒義，或只是客觀描述，指獻身於宗教◆He spent the rest of his life as a hermit and holy man, living in a mountain hut.他隐居山間小屋修行，度過了聖潔的餘生。 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不用於客觀描述，詞義或褒或貶，可以指某人好得過了頭而使人厭煩、顯得不切實際或不真實。 ■ blameless ˈbleɪmləs (rather formal) doing no wrong 無過錯的◆All three women had lived blameless lives.她們三個女人一生都過得清清白白。
BNC: 2701 COCA: 2375
holy
Holy and holiness: blessed, gracious, hallowed...
Words used to describe religious people: religious, spiritual, holy...

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