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

• I like giving the Sunday sermon.
  我喜爱做礼拜天的布道。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sometimes the rector came up and preached a sermon.
  有时候教区牧师来布道。
• 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 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。
• This is the end of Peter's sermon.
  这是彼德的布道的结尾。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。