n. 1.〔A-〕【基督教】(《圣经》中所讲的)使徒。 2.最初的传教士。 3.(主义、政策等的)提倡者，鼓吹者。 4.【航海】船头系缆柱。 n. -ship 使徒的职位[身分]。
an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform; "an apostle of revolution"
An apostle, from Classical Greek ?π?στολο? (apóstolos), meaning "one who is sent away",Liddell & Scott's Greek-English Lexicon, Oxford, 1944 is a messenger and ambassador. The purpose of such "sending away" is to convey messages, and thus "[is a common alternative translation.
例句与用法
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Later jesus comes back to where his apostles are . 后来耶稣回到他的门徒身旁。
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He is an apostle of temperance . 他是一个禁烟的宣传者。
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The apostle says, "let every one abide in the condition in which he is called. " 圣徒说，“人人都应该安分守已。”
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Strickland had the directness of the fanatic and the ferocity of the apostle . 斯特里克兰德有着盲信者的直截了当和使徒的狂热不羁。
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He is something like an emissary of light, something like a lower sort of apostle . 他大大小小也算是一位光明的使者，一位初级传经布道的圣徒。
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A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to look out . 一本书就是一面镜子，如果一个蠢货往里照你就别指望反映出个圣徒来。
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The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the lamb . 城墙有十二根基，根基上有羔羊十二使徒的名字。
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In 1869 charles meray, an apostle of the arithmetization of mathematics, gave a definition of the irrationals . 1869年查尔斯梅雷作为数学算术化的革新者给出无理数的一个定义。
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He drew near in sympathy only to one man, the apostle paul and he was harsh in government, and in familiarity ironic . 他只跟圣徒保罗一个人有思想共鸣。他做事爱当家作主，毫不容情，说话口没遮拦，总爱带刺。
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Let us read the apostles and the gospel 我们莫如读一读使徒行传和福音书吧。
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