devotee

英 [ˌdevəˈtiː]

美 [ˌdevəˈtiː]

n.  (狂热的)崇拜者，爱好者; 虔诚的宗教信徒

复数：devotees　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.14465 / COCA.12085

牛津词典

noun

• （狂热的）崇拜者，爱好者
  a person who admires and is very enthusiastic about sb/sth
  1. a devotee of science fiction
     科幻小说的狂热爱好者
• 虔诚的宗教信徒
  a very religious person who belongs to a particular group
  1. devotees of Krishna
     （印度教）黑天的虔诚信徒

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （狂热的）爱好者，热衷者
  Someone who is adevotee ofa subject or activity is very enthusiastic about it.
  1. Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten's music.
     很显然，卡彭特先生是布里顿音乐的狂热爱好者。
• N-COUNT （某一宗教团体的）教徒
  Adevoteeis a member of a religious group.
  1. Monks shave their heads, as do devotees of the Hare Krishna movement.
     和尚要剃度，克利须那派教徒也一样。

英英释义

noun

• an ardent follower and admirer
  Synonym:fanbufflover

双语例句

• Tantric practices use both ritual and meditation to unify the devotee with the chosen deity.
  坦陀罗练习既使用仪式，也使用静心去把皈依者与所选择的神连接。
• Your husband tells me that you're a devotee of Henry James.
  你丈夫说你是亨利？詹姆斯的小说迷。
• I suddenly find myself a devotee of the stage.
  我突然发现我是个舞台狂热分子。
• A devotee feels the presence of God everywhere, but one averse to the Lord denies His existence anywhere.
  奉献者处处感受到主的临在，但反对主的人却处处否认祂的存在。
• Samuel Adams was a passionate devotee of American independence.
  塞缪尔亚当是一个美国独立的热情狂热者。
• God is my devotee and did all this for me.
  神是我的信徒而这一切皆为我而设。
• Mr Carpenter is obviously a devotee of Britten's music.
  很显然，卡彭特先生是布里顿音乐的狂热爱好者。
• If one can please a pure devotee of the Lord, such action means immediate satisfaction of the Lord, even though such a person is not officially qualified to receive the mercy of the Lord.
  尽管有些人可能不配获得主的仁慈，但如果他取悦了主的纯粹奉献者，那么他也立刻取悦了主本人。
• He told the Master that the Amir was a great devotee of God.
  他告诉师父说埃米尔是神的一位伟大奉献者。
• Vinous drink, however, had no greater devotee than Chief Justice John Marshall.
  然而，再没有比大法官约翰·马歇尔更热爱葡萄酒的人。