evangelize

Wiktionary 原文

中文来自 ECDICT

vt.: 传福音，使信基督教
vi.: 传福音，传道

构词拆分

evangel词根/词干

-ize后缀

Used to form verbs from nouns or adjectives, especially similative verbs

演变路径（由近及远）

英语
源自 ←古法语 évangéliser
源自 ←晚期拉丁语 evangelizare
源自 ←古希腊语 εὐαγγελίζω

词源说明

From Old French évangéliser, equivalent to evangel +‎ -ize, from Late Latin evangelizare, from Ancient Greek εὐαγγελίζω (euangelízō). Displaced native Old English godspellian (literally “to gospel”).

释义（英文）

动词 Verb

To tell people about (a particular branch of) Christianity, especially in order to convert them; to preach the gospel to.
To preach any ideology to those who have not yet been converted to it.
To be enthusiastic about something, and to attempt to share that enthusiasm with others; to promote.

词族

派生词（4）

unevangelized evangelization evangelizer televangelize