| 释义 |
▪ I. ‖ santo|ˈsanto|
[Sp. or Ital. santo.]
1. = santon.
1638Sir T. Herbert Trav. (ed. 2) 235 The Church-men, Clerks, and Santos. 1687A. Lovell tr. Thevenot's Trav. i. 150 The Santo's, or Mad-men. 1901Scribner's Mag. XXIX. 451/1 Like the new bits of cloth sewn on the tattered cloak of a ‘Santo’.
2. A wooden representation of a saint or other religious symbol from Mexico or south-western U.S.
1834A. Pike Prose Sk. & Poems 146 The santos and other images had been brought from Mexico. 1948F. Blake Johnny Christmas i. 19 The lines of prayer benches, the altar with its tapestry and candlesticks, the religious santos set in niches. 1976National Observer (U.S.) 1 May 18/1 Folk sculpture USA... Santos from the Southwest, trade signs, voodoo cult objects.
▪ II. santo
obs. var. sanctus (senses 2 and 3). |