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

• 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。
• 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。
• His sermon awoke me to a sense of sin.
  他的讲道使我意识到自己的罪恶。
• 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。
• But these references are part of the applications in the sermon, and not the main subject for preaching!
  但这些参照信息作为讲道中的应用部分，不是讲道的主题。
• An interactive sermon might best be described as a combination sermon and Bible class.
  一个交互式讲道可能最好的形容是讲道和圣经班的联合。
• The priest preached a sermon on the need of charity.
  牧师在布道会上宣讲慈爱的必要。
• 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。
• Father, that was a great sermon, made me weep.
  神父，您的训诫让我都哭了。
• 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。