missionaries

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT A missionary is a Christian who has been sent to a foreign country to teach people about Christianity. 傳教士
My mother would still like me to be a missionary in Africa. 我母親還是想讓我在非洲做一名傳教士。
2. ADJ Missionary is used to describe the activities of missionaries. 傳教的[ADJ n]
You should be in missionary work. 你該蓡加傳教工作。
3. ADJ If you refer to someone's enthusiasm for an activity or belief as missionary zeal, you are emphasizing that they are very enthusiastic about it. 傳教士般的[ADJ n] [強調(diào)]
She had a kind of missionary zeal about bringing culture to the masses. 她對把文化帶給大衆(zhòng)具有一種傳教士般的熱情。