【holy音标】 英[ˈhəʊli] 美[ˈhoʊli]
【单词释义】 holy是什么意思：
adj.神圣的；值得尊敬的，值得推崇的；圣洁的，圣徒般的；宗教的
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[比较级] holier [最高级] holiest
【关联词/派生词】
holiness n. [U]神圣，圣洁；陛下，圣座
【近义词解析】
◇ 神圣的
sacred (adj. 神圣的)：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。
divine ([六级/考研]adj. 神的，神圣的)：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。
holy (adj. 神圣的)：指与上帝或某一宗教有关的，可与 sacred 换用。
【单词例句】
◇ Because he desired to get their holy affection back, he set other affairs aside. He trimmed his fingernails short and changed his overweight figure as well as his awful haircut.
因为渴望重新获得这份神圣的爱，他把别的事务都放在一边。他剪短了指甲，改变了超重的身材和糟糕的发型。
---- Happy Marriage Needs Fighting For
◇ And she thought only of them as the clergyman laid his hand upon her head, and spoke of the holy baptism, of the covenant with God, and how she should be now a matured Christian;
牧师把手搁在她的头上，讲着神圣的洗礼、她与上帝的誓约以及当一个基督徒的责任，正在这时候，她心中只想着她的这双鞋。
---- The Red Shoes
◇ Historians contend that the group represented the father, son, and Holy Ghost when placed together, while the "ring" finger signified earthly love, making it the perfect location for a spouse's wedding ring.
历史学家指出，这三个手指相连代表着父、子和圣灵相连，而无名指象征着俗世的爱，于是便成了已婚者戴结婚戒指的完美位置。