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saintseInt, s[nt(abbreviation St) n [C](the title given to) a person who has received an official honour by the Christian, esp. the Roman Catholic, Church for having lived in a good and holy way(基督教，尤其是罗马天主教追封的)圣徒Margaret Clitherow, who died in 1586, was made a saint in 1970.玛格丽特·克立丝罗死于1586年，于1970年被追封为圣女。Saint Peter was one of Christ's disciples.圣徒彼得是基督的门徒之一。The names of saints are sometimes used in naming places and buildings.圣徒的名字有时被用来命名地方或建筑物Saint Andrew's Road圣安德鲁街Saint Matthew's School圣马太学校Saint Paul's Cathedral圣保罗大教堂the Saint Lawrence Seaway圣劳伦斯海道(fig.) She must be a real saint (= very kind and patient) to stay with him all these years.她真是个圣人，这么多年能一直和他待在一起。(fig.) Oh you are a saint (= are kind to me), fetching my slippers for me.哦你把拖鞋给我拿来了，真是个大好人。(fig. esp. humorous) I don't know why she thinks she has the right to criticize other people's behaviour --she's no saint (= does not behave in a good or moral way) herself.我不知道她为什么以为她有权对别人的行为说三道四----她自 己也不见得十全十美。In Roman Catholic countries, people often celebrate their saint's day (=the day on which the saint, whose name they have, was born).圣徒纪念日
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