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collect
/ˈkɒlɪkt/
noun
短祷文
a short prayer said before the lesson in Roman Catholic or Church of England services
- 1.
a short prayer generally preceding the lesson in the Church of Rome or the Church of England
罗马教会或英国国教中通常在读经前念的短祷告
罗马教会或英国国教中通常在读经前念的短祷告
In use
The minister read the collect before the lesson began.
You can find the collect for this week on the first page of the service sheet.
These old collects were written in Latin and later translated into English.
Connections
Collocations
- the collect for the day
- 当日短祷文
- The collect for the day is printed at the top of the page.当日短祷文印在这一页的顶部。
- say the collect
- 念短祷文
- The congregation stands as the minister says the collect.会众在牧师念短祷文时站立。
- the collect before the lesson
- 读经前的短祷文
- The collect before the lesson reminds the church of the season.读经前的短祷文提醒教会当前所处的节期。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：名词 collect 像动词“收集”，它正是礼拜中把会众的心声“收集”起来献给上帝的短祷文；别把名词错当成动词。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：教会礼仪、祈祷书、宗教文献 作为名词，collect 是宗教用语，通常出现在教会仪式或祷文书中，比较正式，日常口语中很少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 collect /kəˈlɛkt/ 押韵，因为它们都以重读的 /-ɛkt/ 结尾（如 elect /ɪˈlɛkt/、select /sɪˈlɛkt/）。注意：college /ˈkɒlɪdʒ/ 和 colleague /ˈkɒliːɡ/ 拼写相似但发音不同，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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