/seɪnt;snt ||; sent; sṇt/noun[C] 1 a very good or religious person who is given special respect after death by the Christian church (死后为基督教教会所尊崇的)圣徒,圣人 ☞When it is used as a title saint is written with a capital letter Saint Patrick. In the names of places, churches, etc the short form St is usually used St Andrew's Church. Before names saint is pronounced /snt/. Look at patron saint. 如用于称呼,saint冠以大写字母:Saint Patrick圣帕特里克。如用于地名、教堂名称等,一般采用缩约形式St:St Andrew's Church圣安德鲁教堂。在姓名前面,saint读作/snt/。参看patron saint。
2 a very good, kind person 宅心仁厚的大好人;道德高尚的人