orthodox

形容词 adj.
/ˈɔːθədɒks/    /ˈɔɹθədɑks/

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Conforming to the accepted, established, or traditional doctrines of a given faith, religion, or ideology.
    — Five important modifications were made by the Pietists to the orthodox doctrine of justification, each corresponding to a distinctive aspect of the movement's agenda.
  2. Adhering to whatever is customary, traditional, or generally accepted.
    — She tattled on: first to one, then to the other—then to all, till she had tattled herself out of breath;—and then the orthodox half hour had expired, and the bell was rung, and the carriage ordered, and Mrs. Hare rose to depart.
  3. Of the eastern churches, Eastern Orthodox.
  4. Of a branch of Judaism.
  5. Of pollen, seed, or spores: viable for a long time; viable when dried to low moisture content.

词形变化

more orthodox comparative most orthodox superlative

词源

From Late Middle English orthodoxe, from Middle French orthodoxe and its etymon Late Latin orthodoxus, from Ancient Greek ὀρθόδοξος (orthódoxos), from ὀρθός (orthós, “straight”) + δόξα (dóxa, “opinion”).
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