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.
实用例句
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.
