sermon

英 [ˈsɜːmən]

美 [ˈsɜːrmən]

n.  布道; 讲道; 冗长的说教

复数：sermons　

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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

• 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。
• But the sermon should not be written and preached exclusively for this group.
  但是讲章不应专为他们所写和宣讲。
• I have nothing left to give you but this horizontal sermon.
  我没什么好给你，除了这横卧的布道词。
• We'll have to listen to a sermon on it.
  我们又要听他布道了。
• Passover sermon, a play, and a century of the Melting pot.
  逾越节的布道，一个戏剧，一个世纪大熔炉。
• His sermon awoke me to a sense of sin.
  他的讲道使我意识到自己的罪恶。
• I like giving the Sunday sermon.
  我喜爱做礼拜天的布道。
• 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。
• 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。
• Father was shamed into giving a donation to the church by the vicar's sermon.
  父亲听了牧师的布道深感羞愧，于是解囊给教会捐了一笔钱。