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

• Passover sermon, a play, and a century of the Melting pot.
  逾越节的布道，一个戏剧，一个世纪大熔炉。
• 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。
• Our local priest preached a sermon on the need for forgiveness.
  我们本地的牧师作了关于宽恕必要性的布道。
• We'll have to listen to a sermon on it.
  我们又要听他布道了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• British vicar has preached his way into the record books by giving a30-hour sermon on the Old Testament.
  英国一位牧师创造了连续布道30个小时的世界纪录，他用以布道的材料是《圣经旧约》。
• In church I listen to sermon.
  在教堂做礼拜时，我听讲道。
• 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。