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adherent n.追随者；拥护者；信徒adj.附着的；粘连的 (1) 这个运动得到了越来越多的追随者的支持。(2) 他是个有众多追随者的领袖。(3) 这是一种粘性物质。 An adherent to a cause can be called a disciple, one who believes and tries to get others to believe. It can also refer to a material that sticks to other things. While the first meaning comes from the 15th century, the reference to a sticky substance didn't emerge until the 16th. In all cases, the word comes from the Latin root haerēre "stick," connected to the prefix ad- "to," making the word mean "to stick to."

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英 [əd'hɪərənt] 美 [əd'hɪrənt] (1) The movement is gaining more and more adherents.(2) He is a leader with many adherents.(3) This is a kind of adherent substance. Because an adherent is usually something or someone that sticks to something or someone else, it's logical that it can also mean a person who believes in and supports a certain philosophy or leader. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]追随者；拥护者；信徒 An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group. This idea is gaining adherents.这种观念正在赢得更多的拥护者。

英语单词	adherent
英美音标	英 [əd'hɪərənt] 美 [əd'hɪrənt]
中文释义	n.追随者；拥护者；信徒 adj.附着的；粘连的
英语例句	(1) The movement is gaining more and more adherents. (2) He is a leader with many adherents. (3) This is a kind of adherent substance.
中文例句	(1) 这个运动得到了越来越多的追随者的支持。 (2) 他是个有众多追随者的领袖。 (3) 这是一种粘性物质。
vocabulary简明	Because an adherent is usually something or someone that sticks to something or someone else, it's logical that it can also mean a person who believes in and supports a certain philosophy or leader.
vocabulary扩展	An adherent to a cause can be called a disciple, one who believes and tries to get others to believe. It can also refer to a material that sticks to other things. While the first meaning comes from the 15th century, the reference to a sticky substance didn't emerge until the 16th. In all cases, the word comes from the Latin root haerēre "stick," connected to the prefix ad- "to," making the word mean "to stick to."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]追随者；拥护者；信徒 An adherent is someone who holds a particular belief or supports a particular person or group. This idea is gaining adherents. 这种观念正在赢得更多的拥护者。

Adherent Gaining Sticks Person Believes Supports Word 英