saint

聖人

多くは死後に、宗教から特に聖なる人物と認められた人。

やさしい英語で： A person recognized by a religion as especially holy, often after their death.

• The church honors a local saint.
• Pilgrims visited the saint’s tomb.
• Many saints have special feast days.

使い方： the patron saint of someone/something (She is the patron saint of musicians.)

よく使う表現： patron saint, saint of something, local saint

聖人、天使

並外れて親切で、辛抱強く、人を助ける人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who is exceptionally kind, patient, or helpful.

• You are a saint for helping me.
• My mother was a saint with us children.
• Even a saint would lose patience with this noise.

類義語： angel

よく使う表現： a real saint, a living saint, be a saint