sermon

英 [ˈsɜːmən]

美 [ˈsɜːrmən]

n.  布道; 讲道; 冗长的说教

复数：sermons　

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8

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牛津词典

noun

• 布道；讲道
  a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service
• 冗长的说教
  moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk

柯林斯词典

• 布道;讲道
  Asermonis a talk on a religious or moral subject that is given by a member of the clergy as part of a church service.

英英释义

noun

• a moralistic rebuke
  1. your preaching is wasted on him
  Synonym:preaching
• an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
  Synonym:discoursepreaching

双语例句

• You are in church listening to the sermon, but secretly you are dancing in your head.
  您是在教堂听布道，但秘密你是跳舞在您的头。
• In his Christmas Day sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury lamented the early adulthood of modern children.
  坎特伯雷大主教在他的圣诞节布道中表达了对现代儿童成年期早期阶段的痛惜。
• British vicar has preached his way into the record books by giving a30-hour sermon on the Old Testament.
  英国一位牧师创造了连续布道30个小时的世界纪录，他用以布道的材料是《圣经旧约》。
• He makes me a present of a sermon and his purse.
  他给了我一顿教训和一个钱包。
• Sometimes the rector came up and preached a sermon.
  有时候教区牧师来布道。
• It's a phrase I once heard him use in a sermon.
  这一短语我有一次听他在布道时使用过。
• Our local priest preached a sermon on the need for forgiveness.
  我们本地的牧师作了关于宽恕必要性的布道。
• You may think of church services with singing, praying, and listening to a sermon.
  你可能以为敬拜是指教会聚会里唱诗、祷告和听道；
• An interactive sermon might best be described as a combination sermon and Bible class.
  一个交互式讲道可能最好的形容是讲道和圣经班的联合。
• Father gave me a sermon on table manners.
  父亲就餐桌礼仪问题对我作了一番说教。