Word · Frequency #13064
quaker
因恐惧而颤抖的人
核心释义
one who quakes and trembles with (or as with) fear
- 1.
贵格会信徒
A believer of the Quaker faith and a member of the Society of Friends, known for their pacifist views.
- 2.
雷神之锤玩家
A player of any game in the Quake series of first-person shooters.
- 3.
灰蝶科Pithecops属的各种蝴蝶。
Any of various lycaenid butterflies of the genus Pithecops.
贵格会信徒;雷神之锤玩家;灰蝶科Pithecops属的各种蝴蝶。;贵格会教徒
用法In use
Several quakers in our town meet every Sunday for a quiet service.
用法提示:这里 quakers 是名词复数,指贵格会教徒。
My neighbor is a quaker who believes in peace and simple living.
用法提示:quaker 是名词单数,指贵格会教徒。
The quaker spoke gently at the meeting, and everyone listened.
用法提示:quaker 是名词单数,指贵格会教徒。
a Quaker
指“贵格会教徒”时首字母大写;小写 quaker 另指“因恐惧而颤抖的人”。
She became a Quaker after college.
她大学毕业后成为一名贵格会教徒。
Quaker + noun
Quaker 常用作定语,如 Quaker school(贵格会学校)。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Quaker meeting
- 贵格会聚会
- I attended a Quaker meeting for the first time.我第一次参加贵格会聚会。
- Quaker community
- 贵格会社区
- The Quaker community has a long history of social activism.贵格会社区有着悠久的社会活动传统。
- Quaker faith
- 贵格会信仰
- She found peace in the Quaker faith.她在贵格会信仰中找到了平静。
- Quaker values
- 贵格会价值观
- The organization is based on Quaker values of equality and peace.这个组织建立在平等与和平的贵格会价值观之上。
- devout Quaker
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想:quake(颤抖)+-er(人),贵格会(Quaker)教徒因虔诚而颤抖。记住 quake 就记住了 quaker。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、poetic language、rhetorical speech 该词义表示“因恐惧而颤抖的人”,比较罕见,多用于文学作品或修辞性描述中,日常口语中很少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
真正同韵(重读元音及之后发音相同)的有 baker、maker、shaker、faker,都以 /-eɪkə/ 结尾。注意 quack /kwæk/ 和 quicker /ˈkwɪkə/ 拼写相近但发音不同:quack 读 /kwæk/,quicker 读 /ˈkwɪkə/。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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