| 释义 |
Shia/ˈʃiə/ n. & adj. (also 亦作 Shi'a)●n. (pl. same 单复同 or Shias) 1 one of the two main branches of Islam, esp. in Iran, that rejects the first three Sunni caliphs and regards Ali, the fourth caliph, as Muhammad's first successor (cf. 参见 SUNNI) 什叶派(伊斯兰教派之一，尤指伊朗的什叶派，该教派拒绝承认前三代逊尼派哈里发，而仅承认第四代哈里发阿里是穆罕默德的继承人) 2 a Shi'ite 什叶派教徒 ●adj. of or relating to Shia 什叶派的 [Arabic šīˈa ‘party’ (of Ali, Muhammad's cousin and son-in-law)] |