saintly

/seynt-lee/US // ˈseɪnt li //UK // (ˈseɪntlɪ) //

圣洁的,神圣的,圣人,圣人的

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective

1
saint·li·er, saint·li·est.
- : pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives.

adj.good, righteous

Synonyms

Given the late Alex Trebek’s saintly reputation, and the fact that “Jeopardy!”
For much of her lifetime, she and her music stood in the shadow of her husband, the late John Coltrane, a jazz titan and a near saintly figure in 20th-century American music.
Following the incident, she has chosen self-exile, turning her back on her friends and community, even changing her name from Katie to Maud, which she believes is more saintly.
Not quite Jesus making wine, but there’s something saintly about a smoother southside mojito that helps save our oceans.
Yet, I dare any reader, no matter how saintly, not to love him.
Sometimes, that intense social judgment, that expectation of saintly loving maternal perfection, can destroy a mother.
Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.
Top U.S. officials contribute with their daily evocation of saintly principles that the United States itself has often defied.
Why would God reward such saintly behavior with such a ghastly tragedy?
Diana came to see her as a sweet, saintly woman whose charity work was an inspiration.
Woman is a saintly and noble creature, but almost always misunderstood, and nearly always misjudged because she is misunderstood.

/seynt-lee/US // ˈseɪnt li //UK // (ˈseɪntlɪ) //

圣洁的,神圣的,圣人,圣人的

adj.形容词 adjective

1
saint·li·er, saint·li·est.
- : pertaining to, like, or befitting a saint: saintly lives.

adj.good, righteous

Synonyms

Given the late Alex Trebek’s saintly reputation, and the fact that “Jeopardy!”
For much of her lifetime, she and her music stood in the shadow of her husband, the late John Coltrane, a jazz titan and a near saintly figure in 20th-century American music.
Following the incident, she has chosen self-exile, turning her back on her friends and community, even changing her name from Katie to Maud, which she believes is more saintly.
Not quite Jesus making wine, but there’s something saintly about a smoother southside mojito that helps save our oceans.
Yet, I dare any reader, no matter how saintly, not to love him.
Sometimes, that intense social judgment, that expectation of saintly loving maternal perfection, can destroy a mother.
Fleiss makes the film as a devotee would, depicting Weir in a saintly glow.
Top U.S. officials contribute with their daily evocation of saintly principles that the United States itself has often defied.
Why would God reward such saintly behavior with such a ghastly tragedy?
Diana came to see her as a sweet, saintly woman whose charity work was an inspiration.
Woman is a saintly and noble creature, but almost always misunderstood, and nearly always misjudged because she is misunderstood.