Phrase
a disciple
phrase
门徒；弟子；追随者
a person who follows and learns from a teacher, leader, or doctrine; a follower
传人
In use
She became a disciple of the yoga teacher after many years of practice.
The professor accepted him as a disciple in her research group.
He remained a disciple of the old master until the very end.
a disciple of [sb/sth]
表示某人的追随者或门徒。
He was a disciple of the famous philosopher.
他是那位著名哲学家的传人。
be a disciple of [sb/sth]
也可用于指思想或理念的追随者。
They are disciples of non-violence.
他们是非暴力主义的信奉者。
become a disciple of [sb/sth]
She decided to become a disciple of the master.
她决定成为那位大师的门徒。
Common mistakes
He is disciple of Jesus.He is a disciple of Jesus.
英语中可数名词单数前通常需要加冠词 'a' 或 'an'，而汉语没有冠词概念，学习者容易遗漏。
He is a disciple to Jesus.He is a disciple of Jesus.
表示‘某人的门徒’时，固定搭配介词用 of，而非 to。学习者受汉语‘对……的门徒’或‘给……当门徒’影响，误用 to。
Connections
Confusing words
Word family
- discipleship
- 门徒身份 · n
- discipled
- 被门训的 · adj
- discipling
- 门徒训练 · n
Dictionary facts from BridgeDict normalized sources.