cult的意思|示意
n. 异教团体,偶像,时尚,热潮
adj. 受特定群体欢迎的
cult的用法详解
英语单词cult的用法讲解
cult,源自拉丁文,意思强调信仰和崇拜。根据词典,cult意味着一种宗教,宗教团体或社会团体,也指一种具有信仰性质的现象。
cult可用来指称一种宗教信仰,例如:
The cult of Horus has been around since ancient times.
休拉斯信仰(cult)已有古老的传统了。
这个词也可用来指称某种非宗教的、意识形态性的社会现象,例如:
The cult of celebrity consumes more and more people nowadays.
如今人们越来越被名人魅力所吸引。
cult的一个常见用法是用来指一种具有宗派性质的社会团体,例如:
He was once in a cult and believed that the leader had supernatural powers.
他曾经参加过一个宗派,并相信领袖有超自然的力量。
另外,cult还可以指一种受某一特定社会层次崇拜的人物,例如:
She has become a cult figure among young people.
她已经成为年轻人心目中的宠儿。
cult相关例句
Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult...
荒诞派戏剧的风靡要归功于勒德拉姆。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
Their son ran away from home and joined a cult.
他们的儿子离家出走,加入了一个异教团体。
牛津词典
Since her death, she has become a cult figure...
她死后成了部分人狂热崇拜的偶像。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
The solar cult had Vedic roots but later may have expanded under Iranian influence.
太阳的祭礼有吠陀的根源,但后期也许是在伊朗的影响下而扩展了.
期刊摘选
The parallel is clear: central bankers are cardinals in the cult of monetary stability.
两者的相似之处显而易见: 在人们对货币体系稳定性的顶礼膜拜中,央行行长就是红衣主教.
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The bra has gone from being a fashion classic to a fashion cult.
胸罩已经从经典时尚转变为流行时尚。
柯林斯高阶英语词典