Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #5841
secular
非宗教的；世俗的
not religious; relating to ordinary life rather than the church
- 1.
Not specifically religious; lay or civil, as opposed to clerical.
非宗教的；世俗的或民事的,与教会的相对。
- 2.
Temporal; worldly, or otherwise not based on something timeless.
现世的；世俗的,或基于非永恒事物的。
- 3.
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
与拒绝宗教和宗教考虑的学说有关
- 4.
Not bound by the vows of a religious order.
不受修道誓愿约束的。
- 5.
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
世俗世界的特征或专注于世俗世界
- 6.
Happening once in an age or century.
每世纪或每时代发生一次的。
- 7.
Continuing over a long period of time.
持续很长时间的。
- 8.
Relating to long-term non-periodic irregularities, especially in planetary motion or magnetic field.
与长期非周期性不规则有关的,尤指行星运动或磁场。
- 9.
Unperturbed over time.
随时间不受扰动的。
现世的；世俗的；世俗主义的；在俗的；不受修道誓约约束的；长期的；长期缓变的（指天体运动或磁场中非周期性的变化）
In use
In many countries, education has become more secular, focusing on science rather than religion.
The government claims to be a secular institution that does not favor any religion.
After years of religious study, he decided to lead a more secular life.
secular + noun
Secular education is important in modern societies.
世俗教育在现代社会中很重要。
be secular
常用于描述政府、机构等不涉及宗教。
The constitution declares that the state is secular.
宪法宣布国家是世俗的。
secular vs spiritual
Connections
Collocations
- secular state
- 世俗国家
- The constitution defines the country as a secular state.宪法将该国定义为世俗国家。
- secular society
- 世俗社会
- We live in an increasingly secular society.我们生活在一个日益世俗的社会中。
- secular education
- 非宗教教育
- The school provides secular education to children of all faiths.这所学校为所有信仰的儿童提供非宗教教育。
- secular music
- 世俗音乐
- The festival features both religious and secular music.这个节日既有宗教音乐也有世俗音乐。
- secular world
- 世俗世界
- She decided to leave the convent and return to the secular world.她决定离开修道院，回到世俗世界。
- secular humanism
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：secular 中有 sec（秒），秒针滴答作响——这是现世世俗的节奏，与永恒的宗教相对。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：政治与法律、教育、公共事务 secular 表示“非宗教的、世俗的”时语气中性，多用于政治、法律、教育等正式或书面语境，口语中较少单独使用；具体含义需结合所修饰的名词判断。
Pronunciation & Spelling
molecular 与 secular 押韵（重读元音及之后的 /ɛkjəlɝ/ 相同）。注意：particular、circular、muscular、popular、regular 只是拼写相近（结尾都有 -cular/-ular），发音并不相同，不要按 secular 的读音类推。regular 的 /ɛ/ 后是 /ɡ/，不是 /k/。
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。
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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