apostle

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /əˈpɒs(ə)l/    美 /əˈpɑsl̩/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
  2. A letter dismissory.
  3. A pioneer or early advocate of a particular cause, prophet of a belief.
    — [W]e must remember what ruthless and utter destruction our own species has wrought, not only upon animals, such as the vanished bison and the dodo, but upon its own inferior races. The Tasmanians, in spite of their human likeness, were entirely swept out of existence in a war of extermination waged by European immigrants, in the space of fifty years. Are we such apostles of mercy as to complain if the Martians warred in the same spirit?
  4. A note sent to an appeals court presenting the appeal in summary.
  5. A top-ranking ecclesiastical official in the twelve seat administrative council of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  6. The trial court record sent to an appeal court concerning an appeal.
  7. A person who is plucked, that is, refused an academic degree. obsolete

词形变化

apostles plural apostles plural

词汇关系

近义词
disciple
衍生词
apostlebird apostlehood apostle mistletoe Apostles' Creed apostleship apostle spoon apostless apostolate apostolic apostolicity apostolize pseudoapostle
相关词
apostolado

词源

词源 1
From Middle English apostle, from Old French apostle, from Late Latin apostolus, from Ancient Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos, “one sent forth, apostle”). Merged with Old English apostol, borrowing from the same Latin source.
词源 2
See apostil.
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