| 釋義 |
apostle /a post ;s'pasl/ n 1 one of the twelve men (the Twelve A~s) chosen by Jesus to spread his teaching; missionary of the early Christian Church, eg St Paul, the A~ to the Gentiles. 使徒(耶穌所選十二門徒中之一; 早期基督教之傳教士，如圣保羅即為在異教徒中傳教之使徒)。 2 leader or teacher of reform, of a new faith or movement. 倡導(dǎo)改革，新教或新運(yùn)動(dòng)之人; 倡導(dǎo)者; 導(dǎo)師。 apostolic /.aepa'stDlik; zaepas'talik/ adj 1 of the ~s(1) or the times when they lived. 耶穌之使徒的; 耶穌使徒時(shí)代的。 2 of the Pope. 教皇的; 教宗的。 |