votary

漢語翻譯

n. (天主教)立誓獻身者, 崇拜者, 支持者, 信徒

詞型變化：

名詞複數:votaries 

英文解釋：

名詞 votary:

1. one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
2. a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
3. a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity

詳細解釋：

vo.ta.ry

n.（名詞）
【複數】 vo.ta.ries

A person bound by vows to live a life of religious worship or service.
修士，修女：宣誓過對宗教虔誠信仰或崇拜的生活的人
A devout adherent of a cult or religion; a committed worshiper:
信徒：某種信仰或宗教的虔誠追隨者；獻身的教徒：
例句：
the votaries of Aphrodite.
阿佛洛狄忒的信徒

A person who is fervently devoted, as to a leader or an ideal; a faithful follower.
追隨者，獻身者：熱忱地獻身的人，如向領袖或信仰；忠誠的追隨者
A person who is filled with enthusiasm, as for a pursuit or hobby; an enthusiast.
耽迷者：充滿熱情的人，如為了某種追求或嗜好；熱心者

來源：
From Latin vôtum [vow] * see vote
源自 拉丁語 vôtum [誓言] *參見 vote

<參考辭彙><同義詞>votary,devotee,habituéThese nouns refer to one who is devoted to a person, a cause, or an activity.Bothvotary and devotee originally referred to religious dedication but can also denote attachment to a pursuit such as a branch of learning or enthusiasm for something such as a hobby:
這些名詞指獻身於另一個人、一種事業或一項活動的人。Votary 和 devotee 最早都指宗教上的獻身但也可以指對某種追求的愛慕， 如某種學科或對於如嗜好這樣的事情的熱情：
例句：
.the cultured votary of science. (Francis Marion Crawford).
.有修養的科學信徒. （弗朗西絲·瑪利昂·克勞弗德）。

例句：
.The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land,seems to have no genuine devotees in these peculiar villages. (Washington Irving).Ahabitué regularly frequents a place, especially one offering a particular pleasurable activity:
.那看起來在我們全部領土上令人一致獻身的偉大物質——全能的美元，在這奇怪的村莊裡看起來沒有真正的追隨者. （華盛頓·歐文）。habitue 固定地愛去某個地方， 尤指提供特定的娛樂活動的地方：

例句：
a habitué of the racetrack.
賽馬場的常客