cult

cult

英 [kʌlt]
　　美 [kʌlt]

n. 祭儀（尤其指宗教上的）；禮拜；狂熱信徒
　　adj. 狂熱崇拜的

中文詞源：

cult 狂熱

來自PIE*kwel,彎，轉，耕作，詞源同cycle,colony.原指農耕文明靠天吃飯，因而對神靈的無 比虔誠。

例句：

1. The teenager may have been abducted by a religious cult.
這個少年可能被一個異教組織綁架瞭。

2. Ludlam was responsible for making Ridiculous Theatre something of a cult.
荒誕派戲劇的風靡要歸功於勒德拉姆。

3. Since her death, she has become a cult figure.
她死後成瞭部分人狂熱崇拜的偶像。

4. Anybody interested in pop culture at all should buy "Pure Cult".
任何對流行文化有一點興趣的人都應該買《完全崇拜》這張專輯。

5. The cult of Isis was carried from Egypt into Greece and Rome.
對伊希斯的膜拜從埃及傳到瞭希臘和羅馬。