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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与神（或宗教）有关的；神圣的
    • the Holy Bible《圣经》
    • holy books/scriptures圣书/经文
    • the holy city of Mecca圣城麦加
    • Islam’s holiest shrine伊斯兰教最神圣的圣地
    • a holy day/month神圣的一天/月
    • a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)圣战
    • holy ground圣地
    opposite unholy
    Extra Examples
    • For a believer, these words have an almost holy significance.对于一个信徒来说，这些话有着近乎神圣的意义。
    • The sacred desert site is the object of pilgrimage.神圣的沙漠遗址是朝圣的对象。
    • The place is considered holy by the people who live there.住在那里的人认为这个地方是神圣的。
    • He sprinkled her with holy water.他给她洒了圣水。
    • He searched holy books, read the poets and studied human behaviour.他搜寻圣书，阅读诗人，研究人类行为。
    Topics Religion and festivalsb2
  2.  
     good in a moral and religious way圣洁的
    • a holy life/man圣洁的生活／人
    opposite unholy
    Extra Examples
    • 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。
    Topics Personal qualitiesb2, Religion and festivalsb2
  3. [only before noun] (informal) used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.（强调惊讶、害怕等）
    • Holy cow! What was that?天哪！那是什么？
    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. 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。
BNC: 2701 COCA: 2375
holy
Holy and holiness: blessed, gracious, hallowed...
Words used to describe religious people: religious, spiritual, holy...

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