1580s, from Turkish dervish, from Persian darvesh, darvish "beggar, poor," hence "religious mendicant;" equivalent of Arabic faqir (see fakir). The "whirling dervishes" are just one order among many. Originally dervis; modern spelling is from mid-19c.
双语例句
1. Brian was whirling like a dervish, slapping at the mosquitoes and moaning.
布赖恩如同旋转舞蹈的托钵僧一样转来转去，一边拍打着蚊子一边抱怨不停。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He threw himself around the stage like a whirling dervish.
他在台上转圈，如同跳旋转舞蹈的托钵僧一样。
来自《权威词典》
3. He a whirling dervish of ideas who inspires hope and fear.
他的一连串的苦修僧式的理念给了人民希望的同时也带来了恐惧.
来自互联网
4. I want you to sing with rapture and dance like a dervish.
我希望你纵情歌唱,我希望你疯狂起舞.
来自互联网
5. First of all, you cut costs like a dervish - just to stay solvent.
