1 a very good or religious person who is given special respect after death by the Christian church (死后为基督教教会所尊崇的)圣徒,圣人
☞When it is used as a title saint is written with a capital letter Saint Patrick. In the names of places, churches, etc the short form St is usually used St Andrew's Church. Before names saint is pronounced /snt/. Look at patron saint. 如用于称呼,saint冠以大写字母:Saint Patrick圣帕特里克。如用于地名、教堂名称等,一般采用缩约形式St:St Andrew's Church圣安德鲁教堂。在姓名前面,saint读作/snt/。参看patron saint。
2 a very good, kind person 宅心仁厚的大好人;道德高尚的人
saint/sent; seInt/n [C] 1 someone who is given the title 'saint’ by the Christian church after they have died, because they have been very good and holy〔死后由基督教教会追封的〕圣徒﹐圣者: Saint Patrick 圣帕特里克2 spoken someone who is very good, kind, or patient【口】心地善良的人﹔有耐心的人: You’re a real saint to help us like this. 你这般帮助我们﹐心地真好。
saintsaintsaintssaintedsaintingnoun(in the Christian religion) a dead person who lived their life in a very good way: Saint NicholaspronunciationYou usually say before names. The short way of writing Saint before names is St: • St George's church