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

• In his Christmas Day sermon, the Archbishop of Canterbury lamented the early adulthood of modern children.
  坎特伯雷大主教在他的圣诞节布道中表达了对现代儿童成年期早期阶段的痛惜。
• At High Mass the priest preached a sermon on the devil
  牧师在大弥撒上布道驱邪。
• 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。
• You may think of church services with singing, praying, and listening to a sermon.
  你可能以为敬拜是指教会聚会里唱诗、祷告和听道；
• In church I listen to sermon.
  在教堂做礼拜时，我听讲道。
• We'll have to listen to a sermon on it.
  我们又要听他布道了。
• 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。
• 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。
• I like giving the Sunday sermon.
  我喜爱做礼拜天的布道。