crusade

crusade
[kruːˈseɪd]
noun
  1. (常作 Crusade)a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
    十字军东征。（中世纪的军事远征，11、12和13世纪欧洲基督教徒为了从穆斯林手中收复圣地而进行的一系列战争之一）
    ■a war instigated by the Church for alleged religious ends
    （教会为所谓宗教的且发动的）圣战，神圣战争
    ■an organized campaign concerning a political, social, or religious issue, typically motivated by a fervent desire for change
    （多因急切的改革愿望促使的有组织的政治，社会或宗教）运动
    a crusade against crime.
    反罪恶运动。
verb
  1. [no obj.][often as adj. crusading]lead or take part in an energetic and organized campaign concerning a social, political, or religious issue
    从事（社会，政治或宗教）改革运动
    a crusading stance on poverty.
    要扫除贫困的态度。
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crusader
noun
语源
  1. late 16th cent. (originally as croisade): from French croisade, an alteration (influenced by Spanish cruzado) of earlier croisée, literally 'the state of being marked with the cross', based on Latin crux, cruc- 'cross'; in the 17th cent. the form crusado, from Spanish cruzado, was introduced. the blending of these two forms led to the current spelling, first recorded in the early 18th cent
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