Word · Frequency #19393
tithe
什一奉献;十一奉献
核心释义
a contribution to one's religious community, typically a tenth of one's income
- 1.
向宗教团体或礼拜会众的捐献(尤指摩门教)。
A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
- 2.
十分之一的征税
a levy of one tenth of something
- 3.
一小部分;少量。
A small part or proportion.
- 4.
个人收入的十分之一的奉献
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
什一税;一小部分;少许;向宗教团体或礼拜会众的捐献(尤指摩门教)。;十分之一的征税;一小部分;少量。
用法In use
Many members of the congregation give a tithe of their income to the church.
用法提示:tithe 作名词,表示向宗教团体缴纳的十分之一奉献。
In some historical communities, farmers had to pay a tithe of their harvest to the local church.
用法提示:tithe 此处指作为什一税缴纳的十分之一收成。
She set aside a tithe of her time for volunteer work.
用法提示:tithe 引申为“一小部分”,此处指时间的十分之一。
tithe of something
tithe 常指收入的十分之一。
They donate a tithe of their income to charity.
他们捐出收入的十分之一给慈善机构。
pay a/the tithe
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- pay a tithe
- 缴纳什一奉献
- He pays a tithe of his salary to the church.他把自己工资的十分之一奉献给教会。
- a tithe of
- ……的十分之一
- The museum spends a tithe of its budget on education.这家博物馆将预算的十分之一用于教育。
- tithe offering
- 十一奉献
- The tithe offering is given during the Sunday service.十一奉献在周日礼拜时献上。
- collect tithes
- 收取什一税
- In medieval times, the Church collected tithes from peasants.在中世纪,教会向农民征收什一税。
- tithe system
- 什一税制度
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 tithe 读如 tie + th,想象把收入的十分之一用绳子“系”(tie)给教会,即什一奉献。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:宗教或教会语境、历史或书面叙述 该词较为正式,多用于宗教或历史语境,日常口语中较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词与 tithe (读作 /taɪð/) 押韵,都含 /aɪð/ 音:scythe, writhe, lithe, blithe。注意不要与拼写相似但读音不同的词混淆,如 breathe /briːð/、teethe /tiːð/、clothe /kloʊð/,它们的元音不同。
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