Word · Frequency #6018
missionary
传教士
a person who travels to a foreign country to teach people about a religion, especially Christianity, or to do charitable work
- 1.
One who is sent on a mission.
被派遣者
- 2.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
试图将他人转变为特定信仰或计划的人
- 3.
A person who travels attempting to spread a religion or creed (Particularly used in context of Christianity).
传教士
- 4.
someone sent on a mission--especially a religious or charitable mission to a foreign country
被派遣执行任务的人,尤其是到外国进行宗教或慈善任务的人
- 5.
The missionary position for sexual intercourse.
传教士式体位
（思想或主义的）传播者；传教士体位；被派遣者；试图将他人转变为特定信仰或计划的人；被派遣执行任务的人,尤其是到外国进行宗教或慈善任务的人
In use
The missionary spent years translating the Bible into the local language.
Many missionaries in the 19th century traveled to Africa to spread Christianity.
She decided to become a missionary after volunteering abroad.
a missionary + in + place
He worked as a missionary in Africa for ten years.
他在非洲当了十年传教士。
send + a missionary + to + place / to + verb
The church sent missionaries to China to spread the gospel.
教堂派遣传教士到中国传播福音。
become + a missionary
Connections
Collocations
- Christian missionary
- 基督教传教士
- She worked as a Christian missionary in Africa.她在非洲做基督教传教士。
- missionary work
- 传教工作
- They devoted their lives to missionary work.他们毕生致力于传教工作。
- foreign missionary
- 外国传教士
- The foreign missionary learned the local language.那位外国传教士学会了当地语言。
- missionary society
- 传教会
- The missionary society funded the project.传教会资助了这个项目。
- missionary activity
- 传教活动
- Missionary activity expanded to remote areas.传教活动扩展到偏远地区。
- send missionaries
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想"mission"（任务）+ "ary"（人），传教士就是执行传教任务的人。
Context & Register
[object Object]
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以-ary结尾，但发音有差异。没有与missionary完全押韵的常见词，因为missionary的重读音节为/ˈmɪʃ/，而所列各词的重读元音均不相同。注意比较音标，尤其要留意/-ʃəneri/与/ˈsteɪʃəneri/、/ˈdɪkʃəneri/的相似处，以及与其他词的-/teri/、-/meri/、-/neri/、-/rəri/的不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.