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a druid
druid 是可数名词，指古代凯尔特人中的祭司；表示单数时前面用 a。
The legend says a druid lived in the heart of the forest.
传说中，一位德鲁伊住在森林深处。
德鲁伊；德鲁伊教祭司
druids — plural of druid
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德鲁伊；德鲁伊教祭司
a pre-Christian priest among the Celts of ancient Gaul and Britain and Ireland
The legend says a druid lived in the heart of the forest.
传说中，一位德鲁伊住在森林深处。
指古代凯尔特人的祭司，不是巫师或占卜者。
A priest or mage who uses magic based on nature or trees.
1781年成立的互助会“古德鲁伊教团”的成员。
A member of a benefit society founded in 1781, the Ancient Order of Druids.
In the old story, the druid could predict the weather by reading the clouds.
在那个古老的故事里，德鲁伊能通过观察云彩来预测天气。
The ancient druids held their ceremonies in sacred oak forests.
古代的德鲁伊们在神圣的橡树林里举行仪式。
People came from nearby villages to ask the druid for advice about the harvest.
人们从周围的村庄赶来，向这位德鲁伊请教关于收成的建议。
druid 是可数名词，指古代凯尔特人中的祭司；表示单数时前面用 a。
The legend says a druid lived in the heart of the forest.
传说中，一位德鲁伊住在森林深处。
泛指德鲁伊群体或表示复数时用 druids；句子开头时首字母大写。
Druids performed religious ceremonies in sacred oak groves.
德鲁伊们在神圣的橡树林中举行宗教仪式。
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Merlin was a druid.
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Merlin was a wizard.
druid 特指古代凯尔特人的祭司，不是‘巫师’的通用词；表达会魔法的人要用 wizard。两个词指不同人物身份，不能互换。
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The ancient religion was called druid.
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The ancient religion was called Druidry.
druid 指人（祭司），不是宗教名称；指凯尔特人的宗教或信仰体系时用 Druidry（或 Druidism）。把‘druid’当宗教名会把‘人’和‘信仰’混为一谈。
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The Celts had many druid.
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The Celts had many druids.
druid 是可数名词，复数形式为 druids；汉语没有复数变化，但英语中 many 后必须用复数，所以要把 druid 改为 druids。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
古代德鲁伊
The ancient druids left no written records.
古代德鲁伊没有留下文字记载。
凯尔特德鲁伊
Celtic druids acted as priests, judges, and poets.
凯尔特德鲁伊担任祭司、法官和诗人。
德鲁伊仪式
The Roman writers described druid rituals with suspicion.
罗马作家以怀疑的态度描述了德鲁伊仪式。
德鲁伊信仰
Druid beliefs included the immortality of the soul.
德鲁伊信仰包括灵魂不朽。
德鲁伊传统
The druid tradition honored the oak tree.
德鲁伊传统尊崇橡树。
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把 druid 拆成 dru + id：想象一位披袍的祭师站在巨石阵前，dru 像一棵大树，id 像证件——他凭树与身份守护古老信仰。
语域：formal 常见场景：历史文献、学术著作、历史文化讨论 该词表示古代凯尔特人中的祭司，通常用于历史或学术语境，带有正式、书面色彩；日常口语中较少使用。中文一般译为‘德鲁伊’。
Fluid rhymes with druid. Ruin shares the opening /ruːɪ/ but ends in /n/. Dried and crude look similar but sound different: dried is /draɪd/, crude is /kruːd/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.