Old English discipul (fem. discipula), Biblical borrowing from Latin discipulus "pupil, student, follower," said to be from discere "to learn" [OED, Watkins], from a reduplicated form of PIE root *dek- "to take, accept" (see decent). But according to Barnhart and Klein, from a lost compound *discipere "to grasp intellectually, analyze thoroughly," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + capere "to take, take hold of" (see capable). Compare Latin capulus "handle" from capere. Sometimes glossed in Old English by þegn (see thane).
实用例句
1. a disciple of the economist John Maynard Keynes
经济学家约翰∙梅纳德∙凯恩斯的信徒
来自《权威词典》
2. Your disciple failed to welcome you.
你的徒弟没能迎接你.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. He was an ardent disciple of Gandhi.
他是甘地的忠实信徒.
来自辞典例句
4. In the exuberance of his mirth , the unfortunate disciple had swallowed two biscuits at once.
原来这个不幸的耶稣门徒, 一时过分高兴一口吞了两块饼干.
来自辞典例句
5. Her seat was next to her friend Dr Roux, who had been Pasteur's most devoted disciple.
