| 单词 | crusade |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kru:'seid] |
| 解释 | n.维护理想、原则而进行的运动或斗争 |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 n. 维护理想、原则而进 行的运动或斗争(vigo rous, concerted action for some cause or idea, or against some abuse) 【记】 crus(十字)+ade→原 指十字军东征 【同】 同根词：cruciform( 十字形) 【例】 a crusade against crime |
| 字源 | crusade (n.) 1706, respelling of croisade (1570s), from Middle French croisade (16c.), Spanish cruzada, both from Medieval Latin cruciata, past participle of cruciare "to mark with a cross," from Latin crux (genitive crucis) "cross." Other Middle English forms were croiserie, creiserie. Figurative sense of "campaign against a public evil" is from 1786. crusade (v.) 1732, from crusade (n.). Related: Crusaded; crusading. |
| 不择手段背单词 | n. (维护理想、原则, 热心于除恶的)运动或斗争 【源】crus(十字), ade－原指十字军东征(Crusade头字母大写): 在11～13世纪欧洲基督徒为从穆斯林手中收复圣地耶路撒冷发动的军事远征. 【参】cruciform(adj 十字形的); crusader(n 十字军战士; 改革者) |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】cross 十字架；十字军东征，基督徒与穆斯林之间争夺圣地的宗教战争 【相关】crucify (基督)在十字架上钉死 |
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