A dervish belongs to a Muslim religious group — often a Sufi group — whose members live simply and spend their lives close to God.

A dervish苦行僧 belongs to屬於 a Muslim religious group一個穆斯林宗教團體 —often a Sufi group—常是蘇菲教派 whose members其成員 live simply and spend their lives close to God過著簡樸生活、一生親近真主。

The picture most English speakers carry is the whirling dervish: a man in a tall hat and a wide white skirt who spins and spins as a kind of prayer. Though actually, that spinning belongs to one well-known group; not every dervish dances.

The picture most English speakers carry is大多數英語使用者腦中的畫面是 the whirling dervish旋轉苦行僧: a man in a tall hat and a wide white skirt一個戴著高帽、穿著寬大白裙的男子 who spins and spins as a kind of prayer不停旋轉,把這當作一種祈禱。 Though actually不過, that spinning belongs to one well-known group那樣的旋轉其實只屬於某個知名教派; not every dervish dances不是每個苦行僧都會跳舞。

People also stretch the word in a looser, slightly old-fashioned way: to work or whirl like a dervish means to move with wild, spinning energy, and it does not mean the person is Muslim or holy. The first sense is the real one; the second is a colour English borrowed from the dance.

People also stretch the word人們也會把這個字用得 in a looser, slightly old-fashioned way比較鬆、帶點老派味道: to work or whirl like a dervish像苦行僧一樣工作或旋轉 means意思是 to move with wild, spinning energy動作狂野、像陀螺一樣轉個不停, and it does not mean the person is Muslim or holy並不代表這個人是穆斯林或聖潔。 The first sense is the real one第一個意思才是本義; the second is a colour English borrowed from the dance第二個則是英語從那支舞借來的色彩。