guru英语原文释义、词形变化、词源和词汇关系

英文释义

名词 n.

In Indian traditions: a spiritual teacher who transmits knowledge to a shishya.

— When the gooroo arrives at the house of a disciple, the whole family prostrate themselves at his feet, and the spiritual guide puts his right foot on the heads of the prostrate family.
Any general teacher (as a term of respect). India
An influential advisor or mentor. humorous,sometimes

— Many oenophiles rely on the ratings and recommendations of wine guru Robert Parker when selecting the perfect bottle.
A fraudster or conman relying on a projected air of confidence in an obscure field. derogatory

— OPCA gurus are modern legal alchemists. They promise gold, but their methods are principally intended to impress the gullible, or those who wish to use this drivel to abuse the court system. Any lack of legal success by the OPCA litigant is, of course, portrayed as a consequence of the customer’s failure to properly understand and apply the guru's special knowledge.

动词 v.

To act as a guru; to give wise advice

词形变化

gurus plural guru plural goru alternative gooroo alternative gourou alternative,obsolete guroo alternative,archaic gurus present,singular,third-person guruing participle,present gurued participle,past gurued past goru alternative gooroo alternative gourou alternative,obsolete guroo alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词

antiguru gurudom guruhood guruism guruji gurulike guruship tech guru

词源

词源 1

Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve and, more distantly, brute. Doublet of grave. A traditional, though flawed etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (line 16) describes the syllables gu as “darkness” and ru as “destroyer”, thus ascribing the meaning of “one who destroys/dispels darkness” to the word.

词源 2

Borrowed from Hindi गुरु (guru) / Punjabi ਗੁਰੂ (gurū), from Sanskrit गुरु (guru, “venerable, respectable”), originally "heavy" and in this sense cognate to English grieve and, more distantly, brute. Doublet of grave. A traditional, though flawed etymology based on the Advayataraka Upanishad (line 16) describes the syllables gu as “darkness” and ru as “destroyer”, thus ascribing the meaning of “one who destroys/dispels darkness” to the word.