salvation
salvation — 名詞
1. the act of keeping someone or something safe from danger, harm, or an unpleasant
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
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
It was only after the earthquake that the emergency fund became the family's salvation.
那家人是在地震之後才明白，應急基金是他們的救星。
cleft structure: it was...that...salvation
For Mira, the weekly art class was a salvation from the pressure of office work.
對 Mira 來說，每週的美術課是讓她擺脫辦公室壓力的解救良方。
collocation: a salvation from [source of stress]
- find salvation in
- seek salvation from
- one's only salvation
- the salvation of
- be the salvation of
- 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
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
2. in the Christian faith, the belief that a person is set free from evil's control
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
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
The church's message of salvation through Jesus Christ has brought hope to many followers.
教會關於藉由耶穌基督而得救的信息，為許多跟隨者帶來了盼望。
collocation: salvation through Jesus Christ
For Andrew, accepting salvation meant changing his way of life and helping others in need.
對 Andrew 來說，接受救恩意味著改變自己的生活方式，並幫助有需要的人。
collocation: accept salvation
- through faith
- by grace
- accept salvation
- receive salvation
- the message of salvation
- the gift of salvation
- salvation through Christ
- plan of salvation
- 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
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.