secular

英 [ˈsekjələ(r)]

美 [ˈsekjələr]

adj.  现世的; 世俗的; 非宗教的; 教区的; 在俗的
n.  牧师; [宗]俗僧; 俗人; 〈美〉（黑人中间流行的）俗歌

复数：seculars　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5841 / COCA.4219

牛津词典

adj.

• 现世的；世俗的；非宗教的
  not connected with spiritual or religious matters
  1. secular music
     世俗音乐
  2. Ours is a secular society.
     我们的社会是个世俗社会。
• 教区的；在俗的
  living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 世俗的;现世的;非宗教的
  You usesecularto describe things that have no connection with religion.
  1. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
     他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
  2. ...secular and religious education.
     世俗教育和宗教教育

英英释义

noun

• someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym:laymanlayperson

adj

• of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
  1. the secular clergy
• not concerned with or devoted to religion
  1. sacred and profane music
  2. secular drama
  3. secular architecture
  4. children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  Synonym:profane
• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
  1. set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
  2. the lay ministry
  Synonym:laiclay
• characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
  1. worldly goods and advancement
  2. temporal possessions of the church
  Synonym:worldlytemporal
• of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

双语例句

• These objects have their own characteristics and uses, in secular life, it is difficult to see.
  这些器物都各有其特色和用途，在世俗生活中是难以见到的。
• Make secular, as of societies.
  使长期的在社会上生活。
• They also undertook work in Bengal in1874, but this has since been relinquished to the secular clergy.
  他们还承诺在孟加拉工作于1874年，但是这已经放弃了对世俗的神职人员。
• We are not believers in the more extreme interpretations of secular stagnation or deflation.
  我们并非长期停滞或通缩等更极端解读的信徒。
• Many values taught by religion are reinforced by society through more secular systems.
  在许多宗教中灌输的价值观都被社会通过更加长期的制度体系加强完善了。
• The church can only go so far in secular matters.
  教会在世俗事务上只能做这么多。
• This decline in potential growth leads directly to the debate about the savings glut and secular stagnation.
  这种潜在增长率的下降直接引发了关于储蓄过剩和长期停滞的争论。
• The American greeting card and decoration industries encourage the celebration of both religious and secular holidays.
  美国的节日贺卡和装饰业增添了宗教节日和习俗节日的欢乐气氛。
• We can, however, find what makes a heavenly dragon in secular Dragon Lantern culture.
  但是，我们却可以在世俗化的龙灯文化中，找到中国龙的全部意趣。
• Tess of the reasons for the tragedy but also in secular bias and moral hypocrisy of the religious persecution.
  苔丝悲剧的原因也表现在世俗道德偏见的作弄以及伪善的宗教迫害。