Christ作“基督”解时,不可与定冠词the连用；而作“救世主”解时,则可与the连用。

Christ is considered by Christians to be the son of God.基督教徒们认为基督是上帝之子。
They regarded him as the Christ.他们把他当作救世主。

Christ可用于表示厌烦、吃惊等,意思是“天哪!”。例如:
Christ!I've forgotten the keys!天哪!我忘记带钥匙了!

［词源］＜拉丁语Christus(基督,救世主)