congregation

英 [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  (教堂的)会众; (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的)教堂会众

复数：congregations　

TEM4TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.5091 / COCA.4989

牛津词典

noun

• （教堂的）会众
  a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not including the priest and choir
  1. The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
     会众站起来唱圣歌。
• （从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的）教堂会众
  the group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to worship

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 教堂会众
  The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as thecongregation.
  1. Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
     礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。

英英释义

noun

• the act of congregating
  Synonym:congregating
• an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
  1. a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
  2. a great congregation of birds flew over
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
  Synonym:foldfaithful

双语例句

• She saw the pictures of the old pastors and their wives, and the congregation sitting in the polished chairs and singing from their hymn-books.
  于是她看到了奏着乐曲的手风琴，看到了老牧师和他们妻子的图像，看到了教众坐在抛光的椅子上唱着赞美诗。
• I was attending a meeting, and a large congregation were present.
  我赴一个聚会，出席的会众很多。
• Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
  礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。
• What's the point of a new congregation?
  创办一个新的圣会，是为了什么？
• The priest blessed the congregation.
  牧师求神赐福于会众。
• The preacher blessed the congregation after his sermon.
  牧师在讲道后祝福会众。
• We don't need a new reIigious congregation.
  我们不需要一个新的信仰圣会。
• The vicar preach to the congregation for half an hour.
  那位教区牧师向会众讲道半个小时。
• For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep;
  犹大王希西家赐给会众公牛一千只，羊七千只为祭物；
• The New Testament assumes membership in a local congregation.
  新约圣经中，地方群体是有会员制的。