evangelist

IPA/ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/
KK[ɪvˈændʒəlɪst]IPA/ɪˈvæn.dʒə.lɪst/

evangelist — noun

  • evangelistsingular
  • evangelistsplural

1. someone who travels or speaks publicly about Christianity to encourage other peo

1.名詞C2
釋義

someone who travels or speaks publicly about Christianity to encourage other people to accept that faith

例句

Paloma listened to an evangelist speaking in the market square after lunch.

pattern: evangelist speaking to a crowd

Hassan became an evangelist after years of church work in rural Kenya.

同義詞
  • preacher

    Broader and more general; a preacher does not necessarily travel to win new believers

  • missionary

    Often tied to organized work for a church, sometimes abroad, rather than mainly public preaching

  • revivalist

    More strongly linked to large emotional religious meetings

文法句型

evangelist who preaches to groups or communities

用法筆記

Often used for a preacher who addresses groups, travels between communities, or appears on radio or television. It is more specific than a general word like Christian speaker.

常見錯誤

❌My aunt became an evangelist for the school bake sale.
✅My aunt became a campaigner for the school bake sale.
💡In this sense, 'evangelist' is specifically about spreading the Christian faith.

2. someone who praises an idea, product, or way of working so strongly that other p

2.名詞C2
釋義

someone who praises an idea, product, or way of working so strongly that other people start to support it too

例句

Emma is the team's strongest evangelist for open-source tools in schools.

pattern: evangelist for + idea or product

After the trial class, Imran sounded like an evangelist for the new app.

同義詞
  • advocate

    Often emphasizes arguing publicly for something rather than energetic promotion

  • champion

    Suggests strong support and defense, sometimes inside an organization

  • promoter

    Can sound more commercial and less value-driven than evangelist

反義詞
  • critic

    Focuses on faults instead of praising the idea or product

  • skeptic

    Doubts the value of something rather than trying to win support for it

文法句型

evangelist for + idea, product, or way of working

用法筆記

Often followed by for when naming the thing being promoted. This sense is common in business and technology contexts, where the person's job is to win support rather than build the product.

常見錯誤

❌The company hired an evangelist to write the software code.
✅The company hired a developer to write the software code.
💡An evangelist promotes a product or idea; the word does not mean the person who builds it.

3. a Bible writer traditionally believed to have written a Gospel book about Jesus

3.名詞C2
釋義

a Bible writer traditionally believed to have written a Gospel book about Jesus

例句

Eri painted Saint Luke the Evangelist beside the church door.

pattern: Saint Luke the Evangelist

The lecture compared Matthew the Evangelist with John the Evangelist.

文法句型

the Evangelist + Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John

用法筆記

Usually capitalized in religious writing when it refers specifically to Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John. This sense names a particular title, not a modern preacher or promoter.

常見錯誤

❌Paul the Evangelist wrote letters to early churches.
✅Paul wrote letters to early churches, but the Evangelists are Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
💡In this sense, 'Evangelist' refers to a writer of a Gospel.