brethren

英 [ˈbreðrən]

美 [ˈbreðrən]

n.  (称呼教友或男修会等的成员)弟兄们; 同一组织等的成员; 同道; 同人

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牛津词典

noun

• （称呼教友或男修会等的成员）弟兄们
  used to talk to people in church or to talk about the members of a male religious group
  1. Let us pray, brethren.
     请众同祷。
• 同一组织等的成员；同道；同人
  people who are part of the same society as yourself
  1. We should do all we can to help our less fortunate brethren.
     我们应当尽力帮助那些不幸的兄弟姐妹。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL （某组织或团体的）成员，会员；（尤指宗教团体的）教友
  You can refer to the members of a particular organization or group, especially a religious group, asbrethren.
  1. We must help our brethren, it is our duty...
     我们必须帮助我们的教友，这是我们的责任。
  2. Sri Lankans share a common ancestry with their Indian brethren.
     斯里兰卡人和他们的印度兄弟有共同的祖先。

英英释义

noun

• (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

双语例句

• PRIEST: Pray, brethren, that our sacrifice may be acceptable to God, the almighty Father.
  主祭：各位弟兄请你们祈祷，望全能的天主圣父，收纳我和你们共同奉献的圣祭。
• Then came to him his mother and his brethren, and could not come at him for the press.
  耶稣的母亲和他弟兄来了，因为人多，不得到他跟前。
• And Paul chose silas, and departed, being recommended by the brethren unto the grace of god.
  保罗拣选了西拉，也出去，蒙弟兄们把他交于主的恩中。
• Joseph had been an incarnate providence to his brethren.
  约瑟对他的弟兄而言，有如神旨的化身；
• You and your brethren possess what is not rightfully yours.
  你和你的兄弟们占有了本不属于你们的东西。
• For my brethren and companions'sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee.
  因我弟兄和同伴的缘故，我要说，愿平安在你中间。
• Fell brethren, you will not escape!
  堕落的昔日同胞们，你们将无路可逃！
• And these also dwelt with their brethren in Jerusalem, over against them.
  这些人和他们的弟兄在耶路撒冷对面居住。
• I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
  我要将你的名传与我的弟兄。在会中我要赞美你。
• Then saith he unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
  他对我说，千万不可。我与你，和你的弟兄众先知，并那些守这书上言语的人，同是作仆人的。