dervish
noun /ˈdɜːvɪʃ/
/ˈdɜːrvɪʃ/
- a member of a Muslim religious group whose members make a promise to stay poor and live without comforts or pleasures. They perform a fast lively dance as part of their religious ceremonies.
德尔维希教团成员（属伊斯兰教，尚苦行，狂舞为其崇拜仪式的一部分） - He threw himself around the stage like a whirling dervish.
他在台上转圈，如同跳旋转舞蹈的苦行僧一样。
词源from Turkish derviş, from Persian darvīš ‘poor’, (as a noun) ‘religious mendicant’. - He threw himself around the stage like a whirling dervish.