Zoroastrian
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How to pronounce Zoroastrian in British English:
英 [ˌzɒrəʊˈæstriən]
How to pronounce Zoroastrian in American English:
美 [ ˌzɔːroʊˈæstriən]
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- Noun:
- follower of Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism
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- Adjective:
- of or pertaining to Zoroaster or the religion he founded
单词词源
- Zoroastrian (adj.)
- 1743, from Zoroaster, from Latin Zoroastres, from Old Persian Zarathushtra, 6c. or 7c. B.C.E. Persian religious teacher. The name appears to be literally "whose camels are old," from *zarant "old" (cognate with Greek geron, genitive gerontos "old;" see gerontology) + ushtra "camel." As a noun from 1811.
双语例句
- 1. He speculates that our riveting mystery man is a zoroastrian priest feeding the sacred fire .