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

• 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。
• You may think of church services with singing, praying, and listening to a sermon.
  你可能以为敬拜是指教会聚会里唱诗、祷告和听道；
• His sermon awoke me to a sense of sin.
  他的讲道使我意识到自己的罪恶。
• If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
  如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿，可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。
• 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。
• Choose some Scripture readings and a sermon text, develop a sermon theme and outline for a wedding.
  选择一些读经和一段讲道经文，确定一个讲道主题，发展婚礼讲道的大纲。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• In church I listen to sermon.
  在教堂做礼拜时，我听讲道。