saint
gb/sˈeɪnt/ us/sˈeɪnt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 2100
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำนาม
B1
entity
1
Person declared holy by church
A person the Christian church says is holy and good, often after they die.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is a saint
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'saint' with 'angel'; an angel is a spiritual being, not a human recognized for holiness.
คำพ้องความหมาย
holy person (General term for someone considered spiritually pure; not limited to official church recognition.)
คำตรงข้าม
sinner (Refers to someone who does wrong according to religious rules, opposite of a saint.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
patron saint
|canonized saint
|saint's day
|life of a saint
หัวข้อ
religion
|history
ตัวอย่าง
- Mother Teresa was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.
- Saint Francis of Assisi is known for his love of animals.
- The church holds a special mass on the feast day of the saint.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- Mother Teresa is a saint.
- Saint Peter is important in the Bible.
- The church talks about saints.
คำนาม
informal
B2
entity
2
Extremely kind or patient person
A person who is very kind and patient.
รูปแบบการใช้:
[someone] is a saint for [doing something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may overuse this sense literally; in informal English it usually means 'very kind', not an actual religious figure.
คำพ้องความหมาย
angel (Similar in meaning in informal use, but more figurative and warm in tone.)
คำตรงข้าม
jerk (Informal term for someone rude or unkind, opposite of a saint in this sense.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
be a saint
|like a saint
|patience of a saint
หัวข้อ
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- You're a saint for helping me move all my furniture.
- She has the patience of a saint when dealing with her students.
- Thanks for waiting so long—you're a real saint.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- You are a saint for helping me.
- My mother is a saint with children.
- He is like a saint because he is very kind.
คำกริยา
informal
C1
action
3
Declare someone to be a saint
To officially say someone is a saint in the Christian church.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to saint [someone]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners may not realize this verb form is rare and mostly replaced by 'canonize' in formal contexts.
คำพ้องความหมาย
canonize (Formal religious term for declaring someone a saint; more precise than 'saint' as a verb.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
sainted by the Pope
หัวข้อ
religion
ตัวอย่าง
- The Pope will saint her next year.
- He was sainted after many miracles were attributed to him.
- Only the Pope can saint someone in the Catholic tradition.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The church will saint her next year.
- They sainted him after his death.
- The Pope can saint people.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
saint
IPA
GB/sˈeɪnt/
US/sˈeɪnt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
saint (1 พยางค์)
Stress on 1st syllable (saint)
รูปคำ
Noun
- Base: saint
- Plural: saints
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
saints
noun
Core family
saintly
adjective
sainthood
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unsaintly
adjective
Advanced or less common
saintliness
noun
canonize
verb
canonization
noun
วลีและสำนวน
be no saint
1/bˈi nˈoʊ sˈeɪnt/
idiom
informal
Not morally perfect
To not be perfect or completely good.
ตัวอย่าง
- I'm no saint, but I try to do what's right.
- He’s no saint when it comes to telling the truth.
live like a saint
1/lˈɪv lˈaɪk ə sˈeɪnt/
fixed phrase
Live very morally and simply
To live in a very good and moral way, often simply and without luxury.
ตัวอย่าง
- He lives like a saint, giving away most of his money.
- She lived like a saint, always helping others.
patience of a saint
1/pˈeɪʃəns əv ə sˈeɪnt/
idiom
Extreme patience
To have great patience, more than most people have.
ตัวอย่าง
- She must have the patience of a saint to teach those kids all day.
- You need the patience of a saint to deal with that bureaucracy.