Word · Frequency #2894
cathedral
主教的;主教宝座的
Relating to the office or throne of a bishop.
- 1.
Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.
与主教或大主教职位相关的
- 2.
relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne
属于或来自主教职位或主教宝座的
与主教或大主教职位相关的;属于或来自主教职位或主教宝座的
In use
The cathedral choir performed beautifully during the evening service.
They visited the historic cathedral city of Canterbury.
The bishop gave his cathedral address on Sunday.
a cathedral church
cathedral + noun
cathedral用作定语,修饰名词。
They visited the cathedral city.
他们参观了那座座堂城市。
be + cathedral + in + noun
cathedral后接in引导的方面,表示在某方面具有座堂特征。
The architecture is cathedral in style.
这座建筑具有座堂风格。
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- cathedral city
- 设有大教堂的城市
- York is a famous cathedral city in the north of England.约克是英格兰北部一座以拥有大教堂而闻名的城市。
- cathedral church
- 主教座堂
- The cathedral church is the spiritual centre of the diocese.这座主教座堂是教区的精神中心。
- cathedral chapter
- 主教座堂的教士会
- The cathedral chapter meets every month to discuss the running of the cathedral.主教座堂的教士会每月开会讨论教堂的运营事宜。
- cathedral close
- 大教堂周围的庭园
- We took a quiet walk around the cathedral close after the service.礼拜结束后,我们在大教堂周围的庭园里安静地散步。
- cathedral school
- 大教堂附属学校
- He attended the cathedral school, where choirboys receive a general education.他上的是大教堂学校,唱诗班男童在那里接受普通教育。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
看到 cathedral 就想到大教堂里主教的宝座:形容词义为“主教的、主教宝座的”。
Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教事务、教会文件、正式书面语 通常用于宗教或正式语境,多指与主教职位或主教宝座相关的内容;日常口语中很少单独使用。
Grammar Note
仅用作定语
Pronunciation & Spelling
真正与 cathedral /kəˈθiːdrəl/ 押韵的常用词有 polyhedral /ˌpɑːliˈhiːdrəl/,两者都以 /iːdrəl/ 结尾。注意拼写相似的 catheter /ˈkæθətər/ 和 cathode /ˈkæθoʊd/ 发音完全不同;theater /ˈθiːətər/ 虽带 /θiː/,但后续音是 /ətər/,并不押韵。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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