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holy

美 [ˈhoʊli]英 [ˈhəʊli]
  • adj.神圣的;圣洁的;与神(或宗教)有关的;强调惊讶、害怕等
  • n.神圣的东西

最高级: holiest 比较级: holier

holyholy

adj.

【不规则形式】holier holiest
1

与神(或宗教)有关的;神圣的
connected with God or a particular religion

the Holy Bible/Scriptures

《圣经》

holy ground

圣地

a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)

圣战

the holy city of Mecca

圣城麦加

Islam's holiest shrine

伊斯兰教最神圣的圣地

2

圣洁的
good in a moral and religious way

a holy life/man

圣洁的生活 / 人

3

(强调惊讶、害怕等)
used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.

Holy cow! What was that?

天哪!那是什么?

holy

频次

  • 1
    ADJ-GRADED 与上帝(或宗教)有关的;神圣的
    If you describe something as holy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.

    To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.

    对他们以及所有基督徒来说,这里是一处圣地。

  • 2
    ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教(或教会)的
    A holy person is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.

    The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.

    印度人把他视为圣人,他既是医生又是僧侣。

  • 3
    ADJ (表示惊讶、恐慌等)天啊,上帝啊
    Holy is used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic.

  • 4
    See also:holier-than-thou

noun

1
a sacred place of pilgrimage
Synonym: holy place sanctum

adj

1
belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power

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  1. Hundreds of activists marked the holy day by marching for peace and disarmament .

    数百名积极分子以呼吁和平与裁军的游行纪念了这个神圣的日子。

  2. People have always regard higher education as holy since a long time .

    一直以来,高等教育在人们的心目中是神圣的。

  3. You shouldn 't take what he says as Holy Writ .

    你不应该把他的话当作圣经。

  4. We bless your holy name , O Lord .

    主啊,我们颂扬您的圣名。

  5. Holy cow ! What was that ?

    天哪!那是什么?

  6. Every year they put a play on at Saint Holy Cross Church

    他们每年在圣十字教堂上演一出剧目。

  7. Remember the Sabbath day , to keep it holy .

    纪念安息日,守为圣日。

  8. Is it really the Holy Spirit moving me , or is it some evil force ?

    真的是圣灵使我移动了,抑或是什么邪恶力量作祟?

  9. ' Holy Mother of God ! ' Marco crossed himself .

    “圣母啊!”马尔科画着十字说道。

  10. He took holy orders in 1935 .

    他于1935年就任圣职。

  11. To them , as to all Christians , this is a holy place .

    对他们以及所有基督徒来说,这里是一处圣地。

  12. At the festival , candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water

    在节日里,要对蜡烛祝圣,并洒以圣水。

  13. The last paragraph contains an anachronism . The Holy Office no longer existed at that time .

    最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。

  14. The Indians think of him as a holy man , a combination of doctor and priest .

    印度人把他视为圣人,他既是医生又是僧侣。

  15. St Paul speaks of the body as the ' temple of the Holy Spirit ' .

    圣保罗把身体描述为“圣神的宫殿”。

  16. He had defiled the sacred name of the Holy Prophet .

    他亵渎了这位神圣先知的圣名。

  17. Christian holy week overlaps with the beginning of the Jewish holiday of Passover

    基督教的圣周与犹太教逾越节的头几天重叠。

  18. The Holy Family Church was closed and the parish now celebrates mass in this simple side chapel

    圣家堂关闭了,现在该教区的居民在它旁边的简陋的小教堂里做弥撒。

  19. The discovery is being hailed as The Holy Grail of astronomy .

    这一发现圆了天文学界的一个梦想。

  20. In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost , Amen .

    以圣父、圣子和圣灵的名义,阿门。

  21. To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity .

    圣泉俗用被认为是亵渎神灵的行为。

  22. This is the most ancient , and holiest of the Shinto rituals

    这是最古老、最神圣的神道教仪式。

  23. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs

    他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。

  24. This is a holy / sacred place to them .

    对他们来说,这里是一处圣地。

  25. They believe in the miraculous power of holy / sacred relics .

    他人相信圣物的神奇力量。

  26. She was still a holy and pure young girl .

    她仍是一个圣洁的少女。

  27. God blessed the seventh day , and made it holy .

    上帝降福了第七天,定为圣日。

  28. A holy person is required to read the Holy bible .

    圣徒必读《圣经》。

  29. The invading army desecrated this holy place when they camped here .

    侵略军在这块圣地上扎营就是对这块圣地的亵渎。

  30. He is a holy buddhist .

    他是一个虔诚的佛教徒。

sacred divine holy 【导航词义:神圣的】
sacred v. 神圣的
〔辨析〕

指与上帝、神或宗教有关,因而是神圣而不容亵渎的,也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。

〔例证〕

A church is a sacred building.

教堂是神圣的建筑物。

In India the cow is considered sacred.

在印度,牛是神圣的动物。

What is sacred to you?

对你来说什么是神圣的?

divine v. 神的,神圣的
〔辨析〕

指来源于神或上帝的,或与神或上帝有关的,强调非人世间所有的。

〔例证〕

divine power/peac

神力/天赐的和平

They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.

他们已不再是凡人,而是由神火融合在一起的两个精灵。

These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.

那些人认为内战是上天的惩罚。

holy v. 神圣的
〔辨析〕

指与上帝或某一宗教有关的,可与 sacred 换用。

〔例证〕

This is a holy/sacred place to them.

对他们来说,这里是一处圣地。

They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.

他人相信圣物的神奇力量。