votary

英 [ˈvəʊtəri]

美 [ˈvoʊtəri]

n.  仰慕者; 爱好者; 信仰者

复数：votaries　

GRE

COCA.41179

牛津词典

noun

• 仰慕者；爱好者；信仰者
  a person who worships or loves sb/sth
  1. a votary of John Keats
     约翰∙济慈的崇拜者

英英释义

noun

• a devoted (almost religiously so) adherent of a cause or person or activity
  1. the cultured votary of science
• a priest or priestess (or consecrated worshipper) in a non-Christian religion or cult
  1. a votary of Aphrodite
• one bound by vows to a religion or life of worship or service
  1. monasteries of votaries

双语例句

• That further feminine step in advance which combines paint and petticoats together had not found a votary in Miss Thorne.
  女性采取的把指粉和裙子结合起来的更为前进的一步，并没有得到索思小姐的支持。
• ( Greek& Roman mythology) a priest or votary of Bacchus.
  （希腊和罗马神话）酒神巴克斯的牧师或信仰者。
• A votary of Aphrodite.
  美神阿芙罗狄蒂的信仰者。
• Then at last the votary of Venus found words to thank the goddess.
  这个时候，维纳斯的信徒才想起来向维纳斯女神感谢了一番。