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单词 disciple-like
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disciple-likeadj.adv.

Brit. /dᵻˈsʌɪpllʌɪk/, U.S. /dəˈsaɪpəlˌlaɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: disciple n., -like suffix.
Etymology: < disciple n. + -like suffix.
A. adj.
Resembling or characteristic of a disciple.
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1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 73 Honour'd as a Father and Physitian to the Soule..with a Son like and Disciple-like reverence.
1754 Coll. Hymns Children of God in All Ages (Moravian Church) 107/1 Now I'm first disciple-like.
a1812 A. McLean Serm. Doctr. Christian Life (1817) 67 A humble, teachable, disciple-like disposition.
1830 C. Cochrane Jrnl. Tour J. de Vega I. xiv. 337 He wore a large beard and mustachios, which gave him..a most disciple-like appearance.
1982 Jewish Soc. Stud. 44 65 His disciple-like devotion to Emile Verhaeren and then to Romain Rolland is well known.
2004 Times (Nexis) 3 July (Features section) 12 A look of almost disciple-like attention.
B. adv.
In a manner resembling or befitting a disciple.
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1766 W. Moncrieff Mercy & Judgm. Displayed 18 It is when men are brought, disciple-like, to this believing persuasion of the truth, that it is sealed among them.
1846 H. H. Dobney Script. Doctr. of Future Punishm. (ed. 2) ii. v. 180 Sitting disciple-like at the feet of the great Master.
1953 Univ. Texas Stud. Eng. 32 107 Disciplelike, spending his meagre savings to hear the soul-stirring oratory of Edwin Booth.
1993 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 8 Dec. 30 A public that stayed with him, disciple-like, until the very end.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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