saintly的意思|saintly的解释-里氏词典

saintly ['seintli]

a. 圣洁的

saintly

[ adj ]
marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint
<adj.all>
angelic beneficencea beatific smile
a saintly concern for his fellow men
my sainted mother

Saintly \Saint"ly\, a. [Compar. {Saintlier}; superl.
{Saintliest}.]
Like a saint; becoming a holy person.

So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity. --Milton.

Unfortunately, the symbolism of this week's grand opening was spoiled when John Gummer, Britain's saintly minister of agriculture, failed to turn up.
Mr. Mahfouz's Cairo also has Sufi sheiks and saintly wives who look to God, not crime, for their salvation.
Peter Brenner's staging grew out of the music and made sense of it, with dignified central performances and well-grouped, disturbingly familiar refugee scenes. Robert Ciesla was a Manolios of almost saintly conviction.
The family said they are trying to keep Janet's life in perspective and avoid the temptation to think of her as saintly.
Brian Masters had a judicious chapter on her in his book Great Hostesses (1982) where Sibyl emerged as positively saintly beside the likes of Mrs Ronnie Greville and Emerald Cunard.
After his once-in-a-lifetime role as the saintly Indian leader in "Gandhi," Ben Kingsley faced the issue of what to do with the rest of his career.

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