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。
• Could you have a sermon about a raise in my allowance?
  你能不能准备一篇关于给小孩子零花钱要提高的布道？
• 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。
• He makes me a present of a sermon and his purse.
  他给了我一顿教训和一个钱包。
• 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。
• 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。
• In church I listen to sermon.
  在教堂做礼拜时，我听讲道。
• 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。
• At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
  牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
• 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。