穆斯林兩大派別之一，來自阿拉伯語 shi'ah,追隨者，縮寫自 Shi'ah Ali,字面意思即穆罕默德 的女婿，先知的合法繼承人 Ali 的追隨者。比較另一個派別 Sunni,遜尼派。
英文詞源
Shia (n.)
also Shiah, 1620s, a collective name for one of the two great Muslim sects, from Arabic shi'ah "partisans, followers, sect, company, faction" (from sha'a "to follow"). This is the proper use, but it commonly is used in English to mean "a Shiite." In Arabic, shi'ah is the name of the sect, shiya'iy is a member of the sect.
The branch of Islam that recognizes Ali, Muhammad's son-in-law, as the lawful successor of the Prophet; the minority who believed, after the death of the Prophet, that spiritual and political authority followed his family line, as opposed to the Sunni, who took Abu Bakr as the political leader of the community. The Arabic name is short for Shi'at Ali "the party of Ali."
雙語例句
1. Why not split the country into Shia , Sunni and Kurdish statelets?
不一定現(xiàn)在就執(zhí)行,但為何不訂一個時間表?
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2. The attack represents a direct challenge the authority of the Shia - led government.
襲擊象征著對什業(yè)派領(lǐng)導(dǎo)的政府的直接挑戰(zhàn).
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3. Some towns in the province have a record of Shia - Sunni enmity.
該省的一些城鎮(zhèn)擁有什葉派 -遜尼 派相互仇恨的記錄.
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4. A fight for supremacy within the new Shia establishment has also begun.