apostolic
adjective /ˌæpəˈstɒlɪk/
/ˌæpəˈstɑːlɪk/
(specialist)- connected with the Apostles or their teaching
宗徒的；使徒的；传自宗徒的 - apostolic writings
耶稣门徒的著作。
- apostolic writings
- connected with the Pope or Popes, who are considered to have had authority passed down to them from Christ’s Apostles
罗马教皇的；宗座的 - The Pope appointed six apostolic administrators.
教皇任命了六名使徒行政官。
- The Pope appointed six apostolic administrators.
词源Middle English: from French apostolique or ecclesiastical Latin apostolicus, from Greek apostolikos, from apostolos ‘messenger’, from apostellein ‘send forth’.