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the/a congregation
The congregation meets every Sunday.
会众每周日集会。
会众；教堂的公众
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会众；教堂的公众
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
The congregation meets every Sunday.
会众每周日集会。
常指教堂或宗教集会中的群体
聚集或集合的行为。
The act of congregating or collecting together.
在寺庙、教堂、犹太会堂、清真寺或其他礼拜场所聚集的信众；也可指参加礼拜仪式的人,尤其与牧师、伊玛目、拉比等及唱诗班相对,他们可能坐在一般会众之外或带领仪式(尤以应答式进行)。
A gathering of faithful in a temple, church, synagogue, mosque or other place of worship. It can also refer to the people who are present at a devotional service in the building, particularly in contrast to the pastor, minister, imam, rabbi etc. and/or choir, who may be seated apart from the general congregation or lead the service (notably in responsory form).
罗马教廷部,天主教会梵蒂冈行政部门的一个主要部门。
A Roman Congregation, a main department of the Vatican administration of the Catholic Church.
成员聚集礼拜的法人团体,或该团体的成员。
A corporate body whose members gather for worship, or the members of such a body.
The minister greeted the congregation after the service.
牧师在礼拜结束后问候了会众。
A large congregation gathered in the town square to hear the speaker.
一大群人聚集在镇广场上听演讲者讲话。
The church's congregation has grown steadily over the past year.
该教堂的会众在过去一年里稳步增长。
The congregation meets every Sunday.
会众每周日集会。
表示一群人、动物或事物的集合。
A congregation of believers gathered in the hall.
一群信徒聚集在大厅里。
Several members of the congregation volunteered.
几位会众成员自愿参加。
Not this
There was a large congregate at the church.
Use this
There was a large congregation at the church.
错误使用了动词congregate代替名词congregation。中国学习者常混淆动词和名词形式，导致词性错误。
Not this
Congregation is gathered in the square.
Use this
A congregation is gathered in the square.
缺少冠词a。congregation是可数名词，在单数形式前通常需要冠词或限定词，中国学习者受汉语影响容易忽略冠词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
会众
The minister addressed the congregation every Sunday.
牧师每个星期日都会向会众讲话。
一群…的聚集
A congregation of birds gathered on the roof.
一群鸟聚集在屋顶上。
全体会众
The whole congregation stood up to sing the hymn.
全体会众站起来唱赞美诗。
会众成员
Many congregation members volunteered for the charity event.
许多会众成员自愿参加慈善活动。
聚集的会众
The congregation gathered in the church hall after the service.
礼拜结束后，会众聚集在教堂大厅里。
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拆解为con（共同）+ greg（群）+ ation（名词后缀），联想‘共同聚集的群体’，即‘会众’。
常见场景：宗教集会、教堂礼拜 通常用于宗教场合，指参加宗教仪式的会众，属于中性语域，没有明显的正式或非正式倾向。
常与of连用，如a congregation of people
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