holy adj. ⇨holy (a holy man/life)⇨religious (a holy relic/war)holy
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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; NAmEˈhoʊli (oftenapproving) 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■purewithout 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 (sometimesdisapproving) 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。■blamelessˈbleɪmləs (ratherformal) 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。