holy
英 [ˈhəʊli]
美 [ˈhoʊli]
adj. 与神(或宗教)有关的; 神圣的; 圣洁的; 强调惊讶、害怕等
最高级：holiest 比较级：holier 复数：holies
Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2701 / COCA.2375
同义词辨析
sacredadj. 神圣的
〔辨析〕
指与上帝、神或宗教有关，因而是神圣而不容亵渎的，也可表示被普遍视为神圣及深受尊重的。
〔例证〕
A church is a sacred building.
教堂是神圣的建筑物。
In India the cow is considered sacred.
在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
What is sacred to you?
对你来说什么是神圣的？
教堂是神圣的建筑物。
In India the cow is considered sacred.
在印度，牛是神圣的动物。
What is sacred to you?
对你来说什么是神圣的？
divineadj. 神的，神圣的
〔辨析〕
指来源于神或上帝的，或与神或上帝有关的，强调非人世间所有的。
〔例证〕
divine power/peac
神力/天赐的和平
They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.
他们已不再是凡人，而是由神火融合在一起的两个精灵。
These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.
那些人认为内战是上天的惩罚。
神力/天赐的和平
They were not human any more, but two spirits united by a divine fire.
他们已不再是凡人，而是由神火融合在一起的两个精灵。
These people believed that the civil war was a divine punishment.
那些人认为内战是上天的惩罚。
holyadj. 神圣的
〔辨析〕
指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。
〔例证〕
This is a holy/sacred place to them.
对他们来说，这里是一处圣地。
They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.
他人相信圣物的神奇力量。
对他们来说，这里是一处圣地。
They believe in the miraculous power of holy/sacred relics.
他人相信圣物的神奇力量。
牛津词典
adj.
- 与神（或宗教）有关的；神圣的
connected with God or a particular religion- the Holy Bible/Scriptures
《圣经》 - holy ground
圣地 - a holy war (= one fought to defend the beliefs of a particular religion)
圣战 - the holy city of Mecca
圣城麦加 - Islam's holiest shrine
伊斯兰教最神圣的圣地
- the Holy Bible/Scriptures
- 圣洁的
good in a moral and religious way- a holy life/man
圣洁的生活 / 人
- a holy life/man
- （强调惊讶、害怕等）
used to emphasize that you are surprised, afraid, etc.- Holy cow! What was that?
天哪！那是什么？
- Holy cow! What was that?
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 与上帝（或宗教）有关的;神圣的
If you describe something asholy, you mean that it is considered to be special because it is connected with God or a particular religion.- To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。 - ...Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.
赎罪日，犹太历中最神圣的日子
- To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
- ADJ-GRADED 虔诚的;圣洁的;献身于宗教（或教会）的
Aholyperson is a religious leader or someone who leads a religious life.- The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。
- The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
- （表示惊讶、恐慌等）天啊，上帝啊
Holyis used in exclamations such as 'Holy cow!' and 'Holy smoke!' to express an emotion such as surprise or panic. - See also:holier-than-thou
英英释义
noun
- a sacred place of pilgrimage
adj
- belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
双语例句
- To them, as to all Christians, this is a holy place.
对他们以及所有基督徒来说，这里是一处圣地。 - At the festival, candles are blessed and sprinkled with holy water
在节日里，要对蜡烛祝圣，并洒以圣水。 - Woe for the holy trees!
神圣的树木灾难临头了！ - The last paragraph contains an anachronism. The Holy Office no longer existed at that time.
最后一段有一个时代错误。异端裁判所那时已经不存在了。 - She was still a holy and pure young girl.
她仍是一个圣洁的少女。 - To desecrate a holy spring is considered profanity.
圣泉俗用被认为是亵渎神灵的行为。 - Hundreds of activists marked the holy day by marching for peace and disarmament.
数百名积极分子以呼吁和平与裁军的游行纪念了这个神圣的日子。 - The Father and the Son love the holy angels.
圣父和圣子爱圣洁的天使。 - The Indians think of him as a holy man, a combination of doctor and priest.
印度人把他视为圣人，他既是医生又是僧侣。 - God blessed the seventh day, and made it holy.
上帝降福了第七天，定为圣日。