Moonie

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of the Unification Church; a follower of its founder Sun Myung Moon. informal
    — The Unification Church, or the "Moonies" as they are commonly known, have a thriving work in South Africa, with their headquarters in Hillbrow and a Moonie farm near Muldersdrift.
  2. A person who shows exceptional enthusiasm for a cause or organization, a zealot. informal
    — CAA agents were sometimes called the "Moonies" of the business, famous for walking in lock-step.
  3. A nickname in English-speaking countries, sometimes for a person who moons around. informal
    — How did Moonie get his nickname? He told us it had something to do with him being born during a full moon.
  4. A fan of the Japanese manga and anime franchise Sailor Moon. slang
    — The Moonies and the Dragonballers aren't minorities; they're as large or larger than any other group of animeniacs you're going to find.

词形变化

Moonies plural

词源

From Moon + -ie.
(Unification Church member): Derived from the surname of its founder Sun Myung Moon.
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