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Ayatollah + [name]
作头衔时首字母大写，直接放在人名之前。
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979.
阿亚图拉霍梅尼于1979年返回伊朗。
阿亚图拉
ayatollahs — plural of ayatollah
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
阿亚图拉
a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is an authority on religious law and has political power
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979.
阿亚图拉霍梅尼于1979年返回伊朗。
阿亚图拉(对伊朗等国伊斯兰教什叶派领袖的尊称)
n. a high-ranking Shiite religious leader who is regarded as an authority on religious law and its interpretation and who has political power as well
The ayatollah gave a speech that was broadcast across the country.
这位阿亚图拉发表了一篇在全国播出的演讲。
Many people traveled to the city to hear the ayatollah's advice.
许多人前往这座城市聆听这位阿亚图拉的教诲。
The two ayatollahs disagreed about how to interpret the law.
这两位阿亚图拉在如何解释法律的问题上意见不一。
作头衔时首字母大写，直接放在人名之前。
Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in 1979.
阿亚图拉霍梅尼于1979年返回伊朗。
ayatollah 也可作普通名词，前面加定冠词特指某位领袖。
The ayatollah delivered a sermon in the mosque.
那位阿亚图拉在清真寺里布道。
复数形式为 ayatollahs，用于指多名宗教领袖。
Several ayatollahs attended the meeting.
几位阿亚图拉出席了会议。
Not this
He is ayatollah from Iran.
Use this
He is an ayatollah from Iran.
ayatollah 是普通可数名词，单数形式前需要冠词；中文没有冠词，学习者容易漏掉 an。
Not this
There are many ayatollah in Iran.
Use this
There are many ayatollahs in Iran.
英语可数名词在 many 等词后必须用复数形式，ayatollah 的复数是在词尾直接加 -s；中文名词没有复数标记，所以容易漏掉 -s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
大阿亚图拉
The grand ayatollah is widely respected as a spiritual leader.
大阿亚图拉被广泛尊为精神领袖。
资深阿亚图拉
The senior ayatollah met with government officials today.
这位资深阿亚图拉今天会见了政府官员。
已故阿亚图拉
The late ayatollah's legacy continues to influence the region.
已故阿亚图拉的遗产继续影响着该地区。
阿亚图拉发布的宗教法令
The ayatollah's fatwa prompted protests around the world.
阿亚图拉发布的宗教法令引发了世界范围的抗议。
摇滚乐阿亚图拉——他有让全世界起舞的力量。
The Clash's lyric 'the ayatollah of rock and rolla' is still quoted today.
The Clash的歌词“the ayatollah of rock and rolla”至今仍被引用。
Use ayatollahs naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音'啊呀，图拉'：想象信徒见到伊朗什叶派领袖时惊呼'啊呀，图拉！'，以此记住ayatollah是宗教领袖尊称。
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、宗教/政治评论、学术文章 此词为正式用语，多用于新闻报道、宗教或政治讨论等较正式语境；普通口语对话中不一定常用。
作尊称时通常放在人名之前，如 Ayatollah Khomeini。
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