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excommunication
逐出教会；开除教籍
the act of officially excluding a member from a church and its privileges, or the condition of being excluded
- 1.
The act of excommunicating, disfellowshipping or ejecting; especially an ecclesiastical censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is, for the time, cast out of the communication of the church; exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.
逐出教会；开除教籍；绝罚
逐出教会；开除教籍；绝罚；开除教籍；逐出教会；[法] 开除；逐出教会
In use
The bishop announced the excommunication of the priest after the scandal.
She faced excommunication for criticizing the church leaders.
Many people disagreed with the decision to impose excommunication on the entire community.
excommunication from + [church/religious community]
excommunication 通常为不可数名词；与 from 连用强调被逐出的教会或团体。
The priest announced his excommunication from the church.
牧师宣布自己被教会开除教籍。
face + excommunication
He faced excommunication for his controversial teachings.
他因有争议的教义而面临被开除教籍。
threaten + sb + with + excommunication
Connections
Collocations
- threat of excommunication
- 开除教籍的威胁
- The threat of excommunication silenced many critics.被开除教籍的威胁使许多批评者沉默了。
- decree of excommunication
- 逐出教会的法令
- The archbishop issued a decree of excommunication against the impostor.大主教发布了将冒名者逐出教会的法令。
- lift the excommunication
- 解除绝罚
- The church finally lifted the excommunication of the scientist.教会最终解除了对那位科学家的绝罚。
- face excommunication
- 面临被逐出教会
- Any monk who broke the vow would face excommunication.任何违反誓言的僧侣都将面临被逐出教会。
- fear of excommunication
- 对绝罚的恐惧
- Her fear of excommunication kept her from questioning the dogma.对绝罚的恐惧使她不敢质疑教义。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
前缀ex-像“出去”，communication是“交流”；被逐出教会就是断绝与教会的交流。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：教会法规、宗教历史、学术文献 该词多用于正式语境，尤其在宗教、教会法规或历史讨论中比较常见；日常口语中通常不使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 -cation 结尾，重音落在 /keɪ/ 上，与 excommunication 的尾部 /keɪʃən/ 押韵。注意：像 description 这类以 -tion 结尾的词拼写相似，但发音 /dɪˈskrɪpʃən/ 并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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