单词 | adherent |
释义 | adherent/ədˈhɪər(ə)nt /noun Someone who supports a particular party, person, or set of ideas: he was a strong adherent of monetarism...
Synonyms follower, supporter, upholder, defender, advocate, disciple, votary, partisan, member, friend, stalwart; fanatic, zealot; believer, worshipper, attender; fan, admirer, enthusiast, devotee, lover, addict, aficionado informal hanger-on, groupie, buff, freak, fiend, nut, maniac North American informal booster, cohort, rooter rare janissary, sectary adjective Sticking fast to an object or surface: the eggs have thick sticky shells to which debris is often adherent any adherent sand grains are easily removed...
Synonyms adhesive, sticky, sticking, adhering, clinging, tacky, gluey, gummy, gummed, cohesive, viscous, viscid, glutinous, mucilaginous; British claggy; Scottish & Northern English clarty informal gooey, gloopy, cloggy, gungy, icky North American informal gloppy rare tenacious, viscoid OriginLate Middle English: from Old French adherent, from Latin adhaerent- 'sticking to', from the verb adhaerere (see adhere). Rhymes |
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