Word · Frequency #8950
Baptism
浸礼, 洗礼
a Christian sacrament signifying spiritual cleansing and rebirth
- 1.
A Christian sacrament, by which one is received into a church and sometimes given a name, generally involving the candidate to be anointed with or submerged in water.
基督教的一种圣礼,借此使人受洗加入教会,有时并取名,通常包括受洗者受涂油或浸水。
- 2.
A similar ceremony of initiation, purification or naming.
类似的入会、净化或命名仪式。
- 3.
The moment at which an object is first assigned a proper name.
某物首次被赋予专有名称的时刻。
基督教的一种圣礼,借此使人受洗加入教会,有时并取名,通常包括受洗者受涂油或浸水。；类似的入会、净化或命名仪式。；某物首次被赋予专有名称的时刻。；浸礼；洗礼
In use
The baptism took place at the local church last Sunday.
For many Christians, baptism is a public declaration of faith.
The priest has performed over a hundred baptisms this year.
baptism by/in water
by water 表示用水施洗。
The ceremony included a baptism by water.
仪式包括水洗礼。
baptism of fire
固定习语，比喻初次严峻考验。
The new soldier's first battle was a baptism of fire.
新兵的第一场战斗是战火洗礼。
receive baptism
receive 是常用动词。
Connections
Collocations
- baptism of fire
- 火的洗礼（严峻考验）
- His first combat mission was a baptism of fire.他的第一次作战任务是一次火的洗礼。
- baptism by immersion
- 浸水洗礼
- The church practices baptism by immersion.这个教会实行浸水洗礼。
- receive baptism
- 受洗
- Many believers receive baptism as adults.许多信徒在成年时受洗。
- infant baptism
- 婴儿洗礼
- Infant baptism is common in many Christian denominations.婴儿洗礼在许多基督教派别中很常见。
- baptism ceremony
- 洗礼仪式
- The baptism ceremony was held at the riverside.洗礼仪式在河边举行。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
baptism 中的 "bap" 类似 "baby" 的缩写，婴儿接受 "tism"（洗礼仪式）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教场合 该词多用于正式的宗教或仪式语境，通常指基督教洗礼。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words share identical stressed vowel and following sounds with baptism /'bæptɪzm/. They share the -ism suffix but differ in pronunciation.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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