holiness
holiness — 名詞
1. the state of being pure, good, and connected to God or what a religion treats as
神聖
純潔良善、與神或宗教相連的狀態
the state of being pure, good, and connected to God or what a religion treats as sacred
Pilgrims travel to the temple because of the holiness they feel inside its walls.
朝聖者前往這座寺廟，是因為在牆內感受到那份神聖。
the holiness of a sacred place
Darius believed that years of quiet prayer had slowly deepened his holiness.
Darius 相信多年安靜的祈禱，已慢慢加深了他的神聖。
holiness as a personal spiritual quality
The old monastery is famous for the calm and holiness of its morning services.
這座古老修道院以其晨間禮拜的寧靜與神聖而聞名。
Many writers have tried to explain what holiness really means in everyday life.
許多作家都試著解釋神聖在日常生活中究竟代表什麼。
Ayana lit a candle, hoping to bring a sense of holiness to the small room.
Ayana 點起一支蠟燭，希望為這個小房間帶來一股神聖之感。
- sinfulness
the state of doing wrong against religious rules
文法句型
the holiness of [something]
用法筆記
Uncountable and abstract; commonly follows 'the' plus 'of' to name the source of the quality, as in 'the holiness of the place'.
常見錯誤
2. a respectful title used to speak to or about a senior religious leader such as t
聖座；閣下
對教宗等高階宗教領袖的尊稱
a respectful title used to speak to or about a senior religious leader such as the Pope
The reporter asked His Holiness whether the church would change its teaching on the matter.
記者詢問教宗閣下，教會是否會改變對此事的教導。
His Holiness for a senior religious leader
When the bishop met the Pope, she addressed him as Your Holiness.
那位主教見到教宗時，以「教宗閣下」稱呼他。
Your Holiness used in direct address
Crowds in the square waited for hours to catch a glimpse of His Holiness.
廣場上的群眾等了好幾個小時，只為看教宗閣下一眼。
The young monk bowed deeply before greeting His Holiness at the palace gate.
那位年輕僧侶在宮殿門口先深深一鞠躬，才向教宗閣下問候。
文法句型
His/Your Holiness
用法筆記
Almost always capitalized and preceded by 'His', 'Your', or 'Their'; distinguish from sense 1, which names a quality rather than a person.