acolyte

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈæk.ə.laɪt/    美 /ˈæk.ə.laɪt/|[ˈæk.ə.lɐɪt]|/ˈæk.ə.lɑet/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
  2. An altar server.
    — The kneeling acolyte chimed a sacring-bell, and the congregation bent and swayed like a wheat-field swept scross by sudden wind.
  3. An attendant, assistant, or follower.
    — “Apparently, one of Milius's acolytes spends a lot of time at the top of that huge, dangerous mountain. Better get climbing.” “(groans) Oh.”

词形变化

acolytes plural

词汇关系

衍生词
acolytate acolyteship Macolyte

词源

From Middle English acolite, acolit, from Old French acolyt and Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos, “follower, attendant”).
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