sermon

英 [ˈsɜːmən]

美 [ˈsɜːrmən]

n.  布道; 讲道; 冗长的说教

复数：sermons　

CET6考研TOEFLGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.7041 / COCA.6599

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

• 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。
• 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。
• I like giving the Sunday sermon.
  我喜爱做礼拜天的布道。
• 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。
• Now you want us to go listen to a sermon?
  而现在你又想让我们去听人布道？
• The bishop's sermon was received in reverent silence.
  人们虔敬而静默地聆听了主教的布道。
• The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity.
  牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
• Father, that was a great sermon, made me weep.
  神父，您的训诫让我都哭了。
• At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
  牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
• This is the end of Peter's sermon.
  这是彼德的布道的结尾。