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apostle of [sth]
表示某事物的热情支持者或先驱。
He was an apostle of nonviolence.
他是非暴力的倡导者。
使徒
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使徒
One of the twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to spread the gospel.
He was an apostle of nonviolence.
他是非暴力的倡导者。
指耶稣十二使徒时常写作 Apostle。
A missionary, or leader of a religious mission, especially one in the early Christian Church (but see Apostle).
A letter dismissory.
耶稣选召的十二使徒之一,负责传道和传播福音。
Any of the group of twelve disciples chosen by Jesus to preach and spread the Gospel.
某一事业或改革的热心早期支持者
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
Saint Peter was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus Christ.
圣彼得是耶稣基督的十二使徒之一。
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She became an apostle of renewable energy, advocating for solar and wind power.
她成为了可再生能源的倡导者，积极推广太阳能和风能。
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The early apostles traveled far to spread their teachings.
早期的使徒们长途跋涉传播他们的教义。
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an apostle of revolution
革命的倡导者。
WordNet
表示某事物的热情支持者或先驱。
He was an apostle of nonviolence.
他是非暴力的倡导者。
用于指代十二使徒之一，后面通常跟名字。
The Apostle Paul wrote many letters.
使徒保罗写了许多书信。
复数形式特指十二使徒。
The Apostles spread the teachings of Jesus.
使徒们传播耶稣的教导。
Not this
He is apostle of peace.
Use this
He is an apostle of peace.
apostle 是可数名词单数，前面需要不定冠词 an。
Not this
He is one of the apostle of the movement.
Use this
He is one of the apostles of the movement.
one of the 后接可数名词复数，表示其中之一。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使徒保罗
The Apostle Paul wrote many letters to early Christian communities.
使徒保罗给早期基督教社区写了许多书信。
十二使徒
Jesus chose the twelve apostles to spread his teachings.
耶稣选择了十二使徒来传播他的教义。
和平的倡导者
She was an apostle of peace in a region torn by conflict.
她是饱受冲突困扰地区的和平倡导者。
外邦人的使徒
Paul is known as the apostle to the Gentiles.
保罗被称为外邦人的使徒。
自由的倡导者
Thomas Jefferson is often considered an apostle of liberty.
托马斯·杰斐逊常被视为自由的倡导者。
和平的倡导者
He became an apostle of peace after witnessing the horrors of war.
在目睹战争的恐怖之后，他成为了和平的倡导者。
变革的推动者
She was known as an apostle of change in the education system.
她被誉为教育体系变革的推动者。
自由的鼓吹者
The writer was an apostle of freedom and equality.
这位作家是自由和平等的鼓吹者。
你可能是使徒、圣徒或罪人
He is an apostle of social justice.
他是社会正义的倡导者。
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使徒apostle，谐音‘饿跑死累’，传教奔波劳累，形象记忆。
语域：formal 常见场景：religious discourse、historical writing、figurative use in formal contexts 该词通常用于正式语境，多出现在宗教、历史或正式讨论中，比喻义指某事业的早期倡导者。
Used with 'of' to indicate the cause or movement supported.
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