Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is a saint
Mother Teresa was declared a saint by the Catholic Church in 2016.
Teréz anyát 2016-ban szentté avatta a katolikus egyház.
Saint Francis of Assisi is known for his love of animals.
Assisi Szent Ferenc az állatok iránti szeretetéről ismert.
The church holds a special mass on the feast day of the saint.
Ví dụ cho người học
Mother Teresa is a saint.
Teréz anya szent.
Saint Peter is important in the Bible.
Szent Péter fontos alak a Bibliában.
The church talks about saints.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'saint' with 'angel'; an angel is a spiritual being, not a human recognized for holiness.
Nghĩa
Person declared holy by church
Cụm từ đi kèm
patron saint
|canonized saint
|saint's day
|life of a saint
Từ đồng nghĩa
holy person (General term for someone considered spiritually pure; not limited to official church recognition.)
Từ trái nghĩa
sinner (Refers to someone who does wrong according to religious rules, opposite of a saint.)
Định nghĩa
A person the Christian church says is holy and good, often after they die.
A person formally recognized by a Christian church as having lived a life of exceptional holiness and virtue, often canonized after death.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is a saint for [doing something]
You're a saint for helping me move all my furniture.
Kész szent vagy, hogy segítesz elköltöztetni az összes bútoromat.
She has the patience of a saint when dealing with her students.
Olyan türelmes a diákjaival, mint egy szent.
Thanks for waiting so long—you're a real saint.
Ví dụ cho người học
You are a saint for helping me.
Egy szent vagy, hogy segítesz nekem.
My mother is a saint with children.
Anyám egy szent a gyerekekkel.
He is like a saint because he is very kind.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may overuse this sense literally; in informal English it usually means 'very kind', not an actual religious figure.
Nghĩa
Extremely kind or patient person
Cụm từ đi kèm
be a saint
|like a saint
|patience of a saint
Từ đồng nghĩa
angel (Similar in meaning in informal use, but more figurative and warm in tone.)
Từ trái nghĩa
jerk (Informal term for someone rude or unkind, opposite of a saint in this sense.)
Chủ đề
emotions
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Định nghĩa
A person who is very kind and patient.
A person who shows great kindness, patience, or selflessness, often to an extraordinary degree.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to saint [someone]
The Pope will saint her next year.
A pápa jövőre szentté avatja.
He was sainted after many miracles were attributed to him.
Szentté avatták, miután számos csodát tulajdonítottak neki.
Only the Pope can saint someone in the Catholic tradition.
Ví dụ cho người học
The church will saint her next year.
Az egyház jövőre szentté avatja.
They sainted him after his death.
Halála után szentté avatták.
The Pope can saint people.
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may not realize this verb form is rare and mostly replaced by 'canonize' in formal contexts.
Nghĩa
Declare someone to be a saint
Cụm từ đi kèm
sainted by the Pope
Từ đồng nghĩa
canonize (Formal religious term for declaring someone a saint; more precise than 'saint' as a verb.)
Định nghĩa
To officially say someone is a saint in the Christian church.
To officially recognize someone as a saint through the process of canonization in the Christian church.