salvation

/sælˈveɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /sælˈveɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /sal-ˈvā-shən/ (ame, mw)

salvation — 名詞

1. the act of keeping someone or something safe from danger, harm, or an unpleasant

1.名詞B2
釋義

解救；救星

從危險或困境中獲救

the act of keeping someone or something safe from danger, harm, or an unpleasant situation; also used for the specific person, thing, or action that achieves this

例句

The flood survivors saw the rescue helicopters as their only salvation from the rising water.

洪水災民把救援直升機視為逃離不斷上漲水位的唯一救星。

collocation: only salvation + from [physical danger]

Nila started a small garden, and tending it became her salvation during months of loneliness.

Nila 開始打理一個小花園，這成了她度過漫長孤獨日子的解救之道。

pattern: became [possessive] salvation

同義詞
  • rescue

    more concrete and physical; focuses on the action of pulling someone out of immediate danger rather than the means of deliverance

  • deliverance

    more formal and often carries a literary or spiritual tone; less common in everyday speech

  • relief

    less about being saved from danger and more about the easing of pain or worry; does not imply the same level of threat

反義詞
  • danger

    the condition from which salvation rescues you

  • ruin

    the destructive outcome that salvation prevents

用法筆記

Often used in fixed expressions like 'one's only salvation' or 'the salvation of [someone/something]'. The countable form 'a salvation' is possible but less common, and only in the general (non-religious) sense.

常見錯誤

❌She thought the medicine was her safety from the disease.
✅She thought the medicine was her salvation from the disease.
💡'Safety' describes a condition of being safe, while 'salvation' refers to the means that saves you from danger or suffering.

2. in the Christian faith, the belief that a person is set free from evil's control

2.名詞B2
釋義

救恩；得救

基督教中脫離罪惡得永生

in the Christian faith, the belief that a person is set free from evil's control and granted eternal life through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ

例句

During the baptism ceremony, the priest described salvation as a new beginning for the believers.

在洗禮儀式中，牧師形容救恩是信徒嶄新的開始。

collocation: described salvation as

Tariro read Bible passages about salvation each evening and found peace in them.

Tariro 每晚閱讀關於救恩的聖經章節，並從中獲得平安。

collocation: read about salvation

同義詞
  • redemption

    strongly religious; emphasizes being 'bought back' or freed from sin through a payment or sacrifice, whereas salvation emphasizes being saved from consequences

  • justification

    a narrower theological term referring specifically to being declared righteous before God; used in formal theology more than everyday speech

反義詞
  • damnation

    the state of being condemned to punishment, the opposite outcome in Christian theology

  • sin

    the condition from which salvation delivers a person

用法筆記

In Christian theology, salvation is typically understood as a free gift received through faith, not something earned by good deeds. This sense is uncountable — you cannot say 'a salvation' in this meaning. Distinguished from sense 1 by its exclusively religious frame of reference: the danger is spiritual (sin, evil) rather than physical, and the means of rescue is divine (God, Jesus Christ) rather than human.

常見錯誤

❌She said her salvation was to be found in meditation and yoga, not in church.
✅She said her spiritual peace was to be found in meditation and yoga, not in church.
💡In specifically Christian contexts, 'salvation' has a precise theological meaning centered on faith in Christ. Using it as a general synonym for 'spiritual well-being' in a sentence that contrasts with Christianity is confusing.