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

• Devotee: Do Buddhists only worship Buddha but not Celestial spirits?
  信众问：佛教徒只拜佛不要拜天神？
• 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。
• 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。
• He may not be a devotee of the tea ceremony, but he does have his own tea house.
  他也许不是茶道爱好者，但他有自己的茶室。
• 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。
• Once I saw a devotee of the Divine Mother at the bathing-ghat on the Ganges.
  一次，我看到一位神圣母亲的奉献者在恒河岸边的石梯上沐浴。
• These four principles: Always think of Krishna, become Krishna's devotee, worship Krishna and offer your respect, obeisances to Krishna.
  这四个原则：永远想着奎师那，成为奎师那的奉献者，崇拜奎师那，向奎师那致以敬意和顶拜。
• 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。
• Clark, the yoga and Pilates devotee, isn't too worried.
  练克拉克的瑜伽和普拉提的瑜伽的人是不用太担心。
• I suddenly find myself a devotee of the stage.
  我突然发现我是个舞台狂热分子。