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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。
天主教徒
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天主教徒
a member of a Catholic church
She is a devout catholic.
她是一位虔诚的天主教徒。
作名词时首字母通常大写：Catholic。
天主教徒(西方基督教)
A member of a Catholic (western Christian) church.
天主教徒
a member of a Catholic church
My neighbor is a catholic and goes to Mass every Sunday.
我的邻居是天主教徒，每个星期天都去参加弥撒。
The local church has many catholics in the community.
当地教会社区里有许多天主教徒。
She was raised as a catholic, but now she rarely attends services.
她从小被培养为天主教徒，但现在很少参加礼拜。
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。
形容词作定语，常大写。
They attend a catholic school.
他们上一所天主教学校。
形容词作表语，表示信仰。
He was raised catholic.
他从小受天主教教育。
表示『广泛的』，不用大写。
She has catholic tastes in literature.
她在文学方面有广泛的兴趣。
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虔诚的天主教徒
She is a practicing Catholic.
她是一名虔诚的天主教徒。
终身天主教徒
He has been a lifelong Catholic.
他一直是终身的天主教徒。
天主教会
The Catholic Church is based in Vatican City.
天主教会总部在梵蒂冈城。
广泛的品味
Her taste in music is truly catholic.
她的音乐品味非常广泛。
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。
广泛的品味
She has a catholic taste in literature, enjoying everything from classic novels to modern poetry.
她对文学有广泛的品味，从经典小说到现代诗歌都喜欢。
广泛的兴趣
His catholic interests make him a fascinating conversationalist.
他广泛的兴趣使他成为一个有趣的谈话者。
开放包容的观点
A truly catholic outlook embraces diverse cultures and perspectives.
真正开放包容的观点接纳多样的文化和视角。
我是天主教徒。我相信上帝，也相信天主教会。
He was raised as a Catholic but later became agnostic.
他从小作为天主教徒被抚养长大，但后来成为了不可知论者。
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天主教徒的C大写，普遍的c小写。
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。
作名词时常用复数；作形容词时通常作定语，无比较级
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