crusade

英 [kruː'seɪd]美 [kru'sed]

n. 改革运动；十字军东侵

vi. 加入十字军；从事改革运动

助记提示

1. 处在重大的发展的十字路口，肯定需要改革。

中文词源

crusade 十字军东征

词源同cross,十字架，因战士携带十字架而得名。

英文词源

crusade

crusade: see cross

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.

双语例句

1. Bennett launched a crusade for "moral values" against decadent "liberal relativism."

贝内特发起了一场捍卫“道德价值”、反对腐朽堕落的“自由相对论”的战争。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He made it his crusade to teach children to love books.

他把教孩子们热爱读书当做自己的使命。

来自柯林斯例句

3. to lead a crusade against crime

领导长期打击犯罪活动的运动

来自《权威词典》

4. They have long been involved in a crusade for racial equality.

长期以来他们一直致力于争取种族平等的运动.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. For 23 years he led a crusade for peace.

他领导了一场和平运动23年之久.

来自《简明英汉词典》

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