sermon

英 [ˈsɜːmən]

美 [ˈsɜːrmən]

n.  布道; 讲道; 冗长的说教

复数：sermons　

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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

• 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。
• We'll have to listen to a sermon on it.
  我们又要听他布道了。
• 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。
• 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》。
• 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。
• At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
  牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
• I like giving the Sunday sermon.
  我喜爱做礼拜天的布道。
• You wouldn't be listening to this sermon if you weren't already a believer.
  如果你不是信徒，你根本不会听这段布道。
• The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity.
  牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
• 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。