The title is usually pronounced /sənt/. 用作头衔时通常读作 /sənt/。
- N-COUNT; N-TITLE (基督教正式追封的)圣徒,圣人
A saint is someone who has died and been officially recognized and honoured by the Christian church because his or her life was a perfect example of the way Christians should live.
- Every parish was named after a saint.
每个教区都以某位圣徒的名字命名。 - ...Saint John.
圣约翰
- N-COUNT 至善的人;极有耐心的人;道德高尚的人;圣人般的人
If you refer to a living person as a saint, you mean that they are extremely kind, patient, and unselfish.
- My girlfriend is a saint to put up with me.
能够忍受我,我的女朋友真的很有耐心。