英汉词典

church 基本解释

• n. 教堂；礼拜；教派
• adj. 教会的；礼拜的
• vt. 领…到教堂接受宗教仪式
• n. (Church)人名；(英)丘奇

church 词态变化

church 中文词源

来自PIE*keue, 膨胀，增强，词源同cumulative,accumulate. 词义由膨胀外延到强大，强壮，上帝，上帝的世俗所在，其方言变体kirk.

church 英文词源

church

church: [OE] Etymologically, a church is the ‘Lord’s house’. Its ultimate source is Greek kūrios ‘lord, master’ (perhaps most familiar nowadays from the words of the choral mass kyrie eleison ‘lord have mercy’). The adjective derived from this was kūriakós, whose use in the phrase ‘house of the lord’ led to its use as a noun, kūrikón. The medieval Greek form, kūrkón ‘house of worship’ was borrowed into West Germanic as *kirika, producing eventually German kirche and English church. The Scots form kirk comes from Old Norse kirkja, which in turn was borrowed from Old English.
=> kirk, kyrie

church (n.)

Old English cirice, circe "church, public place of worship; Christians collectively," from Proto-Germanic *kirika (cognates: Old Saxon kirika, Old Norse kirkja, Old Frisian zerke, Middle Dutch kerke, Dutch kerk, Old High German kirihha, German Kirche), probably [see note in OED] from Greek kyriake (oikia), kyriakon doma "Lord's (house)," from kyrios "ruler, lord," from PIE root *keue- "to swell" ("swollen," hence "strong, powerful"); see cumulus. Phonetic spelling from c. 1200, established by 16c. For vowel evolution, see bury. As an adjective from 1570s.

Greek kyriakon (adj.) "of the Lord" was used of houses of Christian worship since c.300, especially in the East, though it was less common in this sense than ekklesia or basilike. An example of the direct Greek-to-Germanic progress of many Christian words, via the Goths; it probably was used by West Germanic people in their pre-Christian period.

Also picked up by Slavic, probably via Germanic (Old Church Slavonic criky, Russian cerkov). Finnish kirkko, Estonian kirrik are from Scandinavian. Romance and Celtic languages use variants of Latin ecclesia (such as French église, 11c.).

Church-bell was in late Old English. Church-goer is from 1680s. Church key is early 14c.; slang use for "can or bottle opener" is by 1954, probably originally U.S. college student slang. Church-mouse, proverbial in many languages for its poverty, is 1731 in English.

church (v.)

"to bring or lead to church," mid-14c., from church (n.). Related: Churched.

church 英文释义

1. one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship

2. a place for public (especially Christian) worship;

"the church was empty"

3. a service conducted in a church;

"don't be late for church"

4. the body of people who attend or belong to a particular local church;

"our church is hosting a picnic next week"

church 同义词解析

church, cathedral

这两个名词均可表示"教堂"之意。

church： 普通用词，指顶礼膜拜上帝之地，也是西方人举行婚、丧等活动的场所。

cathedral： 指一个教区内最大的教堂，即主教堂或总教堂，通常是装饰精良，宏伟肃穆。

church 双语例句

1. He was confirmed as a member of the Church of England.

他领受了坚振礼，成为英国国教会的一员。

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2. The building he was lodged in turned out to be a church.

原来，他租住的那栋建筑是一座教堂。

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3. He maintained an ambivalent attitude to the Church throughout his long life.

在他漫长的一生中，他对基督教信仰始终是一种摇摆不定的态度。

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4. Naomi used to go to church in Granville every Sunday.

娜奥米以前每个星期天都去格兰维尔的教堂做礼拜。

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5. Lesley's career in the church is vitally important to her.

莱斯莉在教堂的工作经历对她来说至关重要。

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church 实用场景例句

the conflict between Church and State

教会与政府的冲突

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to go into the Church (= to become a Christian minister)

成为基督教牧师

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the Free Churches

自由教会

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The Church has a duty to condemn violence.

基督教会有义务谴责暴力。

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church services

教堂礼拜仪式

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(British English)They're at church (= attending a church service) .

他们在做礼拜。

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(North Amercian English)They're in church .

他们在做礼拜。

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Church is at 9 o'clock.

礼拜仪式9点钟开始。

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How often do you go to church ?

你多久去教堂做一次礼拜？

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the Anglican Church

圣公会

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the Catholic Church

天主教会

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The procession moved into the church.

人们排着队走进教堂。

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a church tower

教堂塔楼

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...one of Britain's most historic churches.

英国最古老的教堂之一

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...St Helen's Church...

圣海伦教堂

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...co-operation with the Catholic Church...

和天主教派的合作

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Church leaders said he was welcome to return.

教会领袖说欢迎他回来。

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The party has responded by trying to become a broad church that appeals to devout pensioners, Munich punks and aerospace engineers...

该党的反应是要努力成为一个吸引笃信宗教的退休者、慕尼黑朋客族和航天工程师的兼收并蓄的政党。

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It rapidly became apparent that rock'n'roll was a very broad church indeed.

摇滚乐实际无所不包，这一点很快就显而易见了。

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What do you like to do in your spare time?

空闲时你喜欢干什么?

辞典例句

Mary joined a church yesterday.

玛丽昨天加入了教会.

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In medieval times the church held sway over many countries.

在中世纪,教会支配着许多国家.

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They regularly attended at church.

他们定期去教堂做礼拜.

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The white church peeps out genially from behind the huts scattered on the river bank.

一座白色教堂从散布在岸上的那些小木房后面殷勤地探出头来.

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