单词
santa
读音
ˈsæntə
美式
英式
词根
"Santa" 起源于拉丁语"santo"，意思是 "神圣的"，"Claus" 是 "Nicholas" 的缩写，故 "Santa Claus" 指 "神圣的尼古拉斯"，参照圣尼古拉斯，他是一位历史上真实存在的主教，以慷慨好施而闻名。
释义
n. 圣诞老人（等于Santa Claus）
例句
There are several dozen Indian pueblos near Santa Fe.
圣达菲附近有几十个印第安人村庄。
It has vanished as surely as one's belief in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy.
毫无疑问，人们对于圣诞老人或牙仙的信仰已经消失了。
Continue down the same road for another 2 miles until you reach the church of Santa Maria.
沿着同一条路继续走2英里直到你到达圣玛丽亚教堂。
There are several dozen Indian pueblos near Santa Fe.
圣达菲附近有几十个印第安人村庄。
It has vanished as surely as one's belief in Santa Claus or the tooth fairy.
毫无疑问，人们对于圣诞老人或牙仙的信仰已经消失了。
Continue down the same road for another 2 miles until you reach the church of Santa Maria.
沿着同一条路继续走2英里直到你到达圣玛丽亚教堂。
强化记忆
您可以通过圣诞节的歌曲、电影等文化产品来熟悉和记忆 "Santa" 这个单词。"Santa Claus" 源自荷兰的 "Sinterklaas"，这个词是 "Saint Nicholas" 的荷兰短语形式。在荷兰传统中，"Sinterklaas" 是一位慷慨的、络腮胡子的老人，他会在 12 月 5 日或 6 日（尼古拉斯节）给孩子们带来礼物。这个传统随着荷兰移民传播到了美国，并逐渐变成了圣诞节期间 "Santa Claus" 给孩子们送礼物的传统。
看视频学发音
I've made it all Christmasy-look.Santa: It's nice, that.You've done a good job, good job.
I mean, I was four and she told me,"Mommy is Santa." (Laughter)She was this brutal pragmatism.
If you're sentenced to a jail termin Santa Barbara, California,you should know
"There she goes. She's advocating that parents lie to their children."Hello, Santa Claus. (Laughter)I mean, another way to think about this is,
Charlie: I figure they'd probably look a bit like that snowman's belly.Santa: They probably would, yeah.That's a cool snowman, isn't it?
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