Zoroastrian works two ways. As a noun it means a person who follows the religion founded by Zoroaster: 'her grandfather was a Zoroastrian'. As an adjective it describes anything belonging to that religion: 'a Zoroastrian temple', 'Zoroastrian beliefs', 'the Zoroastrian new year'. Note that the dictionary line above actually describes the religion itself — that religion is Zoroastrianism; this word is the follower and the describing word.

Zoroastrian works two waysZoroastrian這個字有兩種用法 As a noun it means a person who follows the religion founded by Zoroaster當名詞用時，指的是信奉瑣羅亞斯德所創立的宗教的人 'her grandfather was a Zoroastrian'像'her grandfather was a Zoroastrian'（她祖父是祆教徒） As an adjective it describes anything belonging to that religion當形容詞用時，形容跟這個宗教有關的東西 'a Zoroastrian temple', 'Zoroastrian beliefs', 'the Zoroastrian new year'像'a Zoroastrian temple'（祆教寺廟）、'Zoroastrian beliefs'（祆教的信仰）、'the Zoroastrian new year'（祆教新年） Note that the dictionary line above actually describes the religion itself要注意，上面辭典那行講的其實是宗教本身 that religion is Zoroastrianism那個宗教叫Zoroastrianism（祆教） this word is the follower and the describing word而這個字則是信徒和形容詞

The faith began in ancient Persia, modern Iran, and was once the religion of a great empire. Its followers believe in one supreme good god and hold that good and evil are locked in a long struggle in which humans must take the side of good — good thoughts, good words, good deeds — and that good wins in the end. Fire is kept burning in their temples as a symbol of purity; because of this, Chinese has long called it 拜火教, 'the fire-worshipping religion', though followers themselves will tell you they worship God, not the fire.

The faith began in ancient Persia, modern Iran這個信仰起源於古代波斯，也就是現在的伊朗 and was once the religion of a great empire曾經是一個強大帝國的宗教 Its followers believe in one supreme good god信徒相信有一位至高無上的良善之神 and hold that good and evil are locked in a long struggle也認為善與惡陷入一場長久的鬥爭 in which humans must take the side of good人類必須站在善的那一邊 good thoughts, good words, good deeds也就是善念、善言、善行 and that good wins in the end而且最後善會獲勝 Fire is kept burning in their temples as a symbol of purity他們的寺廟裡會讓火一直燃燒，象徵純淨 because of this, Chinese has long called it 拜火教因為這樣，中文長久以來把它叫做拜火教 'the fire-worshipping religion'也就是'崇拜火的宗教' though followers themselves will tell you they worship God, not the fire不過信徒自己會告訴你，他們敬拜的是神，不是火

Today the numbers are small: most Zoroastrians are the Parsees of India, plus communities in Iran, Britain, Canada and elsewhere.

Today the numbers are small現在信徒人數已經很少 most Zoroastrians are the Parsees of India大多數祆教徒是印度的帕西人 plus communities in Iran, Britain, Canada and elsewhere另外在伊朗、英國、加拿大等地也還有一些社群

Always a capital letter, like Christian or Buddhist. Formal in tone; you will meet it in history lessons, news about religion, and travel writing.

Always a capital letter字首永遠大寫 like Christian or Buddhist就跟Christian（基督徒）或Buddhist（佛教徒）一樣 Formal in tone語氣正式 you will meet it in history lessons, news about religion, and travel writing會出現在歷史課、宗教新聞和旅遊寫作裡