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sermon

美音:[´sə:mən ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.训诫,说教,布道

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sermon为短语/超纲词汇

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形容词:sermonic

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discourse  lecture  recitation  talk    

sermon


/'sɜ:mən; `sɝmən/
n
1 (a) talk on a moral or religious subject, usu given by a clergyman from the pulpit during a religious service 讲道(通常指教士在讲坛上做出的).
(b) such a talk in printed form (印刷的)讲道文章
*a book of sermons 讲道集.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口) long talk about moral matters or about sb's faults, etc (对某人的错误等的)一大通教训
*We had to listen to a long sermon about not wasting money. 我们硬着头皮听了一通别浪费钱的大道理.

sermon


n[C]
[Date: 1100-1200; Language: Old French;Origin:Latin sermo 'speech, conversation']
a talk given as part of a Christian church service, usually on a religious or moral subject
give/preach/deliver a sermon (on sth)
 The vicar gave a sermon on charity.
informal a long talk in which someone tries to give you moral advice that you do not want - used to show disapproval
= lecture
1. We had to listen to a long sermon about not wasting money.
    我们硬著头皮听了一通别浪费钱的大道理.

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