| 单词 | devotee |
| 释义 | devotee (once / 1690 pages) n Devotee is a fancy word for "fan." Some people are superfans of Katy Perry. Others save their love and adoration for Mozart. Either way, they are huge devotees of the musicians they love. People are called devotees because they're particularly devoted to something. Be it hot yoga, fluffy cats or chocolate cake, a devotee is an ardent follower. In the traditional sense this word was reserved for the extremely devout, who were devoted to their religion. But these days you can be a devotee of just about anything. WORD FAMILYdevotee: devotees+/devote: devoted, devotee, devotes, devoting, devotion/devoted: devotedest, devotedly, devotedness/devotion: devotional, devotions/devotional: devotionally, devotionals USAGE EXAMPLESDevotees urged Panasonic to bring the machine back, starting an online petition that eventually collected more than 27,000 names. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) And finally, a few names for Fantasy Football devotees to avoid. BBC(Dec 31, 2016) To devotees of British comic opera, “The Mikado” is one of the pinnacles of the genre. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) n an ardent follower and admirer Syn|Hypo|Hyper buff, fan, lover aerophile a lover of aviation aficionadoa serious devotee of some particular music genre or musical performer amoristone dedicated to love and lovemaking especially one who writes about love bacchanal, bacchanta drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus groupiean enthusiastic young fan (especially a young woman who follows rock groups around) metalheada fan of heavy metal music follower a person who accepts the leadership of another |
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