Word · Frequency #2595
catholic
/ˈkæθlɪk/
noun
天主教徒
a member of a Catholic church
作名词时首字母通常大写：Catholic。
- 1.
A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
天主教徒(西方基督教)
- 2.
a member of a Catholic church
天主教徒
天主教徒(西方基督教)
In use
My neighbor is a catholic and goes to Mass every Sunday.
The local church has many catholics in the community.
She was raised as a catholic, but now she rarely attends services.
a catholic
名词形式常大写首字母。
She is a devout catholic.
她是一位虔诚的天主教徒。
catholic [noun]
形容词作定语，常大写。
They attend a catholic school.
他们上一所天主教学校。
be catholic
形容词作表语，表示信仰。
He was raised catholic.
他从小受天主教教育。
Connections
Collocations
- practicing Catholic
- 虔诚的天主教徒
- She is a practicing Catholic.她是一名虔诚的天主教徒。
- lifelong Catholic
- 终身天主教徒
- He has been a lifelong Catholic.他一直是终身的天主教徒。
- Catholic Church
- 天主教会
- The Catholic Church is based in Vatican City.天主教会总部在梵蒂冈城。
- catholic taste
- 广泛的品味
- Her taste in music is truly catholic.她的音乐品味非常广泛。
- catholic interests
- 广泛的兴趣
- He has catholic interests, from physics to poetry.他的兴趣广泛，从物理到诗歌。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
天主教徒的C大写，普遍的c小写。
Context & Register
名词: 宗教; 形容词(普遍的): 学术/正式; 形容词(天主教的): 宗教; 形容词(宽宏大量的): 文学/性格描述。注意: 小写多表普遍义，大写表天主教义。
Grammar Note
作名词时常用复数；作形容词时通常作定语，无比较级
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words like 'athletic' and 'mathematics' share similar spelling patterns but do not rhyme with 'catholic'.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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