Word · Frequency #5091
congregation
会众;教堂的公众
核心释义
常指教堂或宗教集会中的群体
a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
- 1.
聚集或集合的行为。
The act of congregating or collecting together.
- 2.
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).
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
任何一大群人。
Any large gathering of people.
- 6.
一群鸟,如鸻或鹰。
A flock of various birds, such as plovers or eagles.
集合;聚集;聚集或集合的行为。;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)。;罗马教廷部,天主教会梵蒂冈行政部门的一个主要部门。;成员聚集礼拜的法人团体,或该团体的成员。
用法In use
The minister greeted the congregation after the service.
用法提示:作名词,指参加教堂集会的全体成员
A large congregation gathered in the town square to hear the speaker.
用法提示:作名词,指聚集的人群
The church's congregation has grown steadily over the past year.
用法提示:作名词,指在某个教堂定期做礼拜的群体
the/a congregation
The congregation meets every Sunday.
会众每周日集会。
a congregation of [plural noun]
表示一群人、动物或事物的集合。
A congregation of believers gathered in the hall.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the congregation
- 会众
- The minister addressed the congregation every Sunday.牧师每个星期日都会向会众讲话。
- a congregation of
- 一群…的聚集
- A congregation of birds gathered on the roof.一群鸟聚集在屋顶上。
- whole congregation
- 全体会众
- The whole congregation stood up to sing the hymn.全体会众站起来唱赞美诗。
- congregation members
- 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。
- congregation gathered
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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’。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常与of连用,如a congregation of people
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words have the same stressed '-gation' ending (/geɪʃən/) and rhyme with 'congregation'. Beware of lookalikes like 'congratulation' (stressed on '-la-') which sound different.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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