Word · Frequency #19393
tithe
什一奉献；十一奉献
a contribution to one's religious community, typically a tenth of one's income
- 1.
A contribution to one's religious community or congregation of worship (notably to the LDS church).
向宗教团体或礼拜会众的捐献(尤指摩门教)。
- 2.
a levy of one tenth of something
十分之一的征税
- 3.
A small part or proportion.
一小部分；少量。
- 4.
an offering of a tenth part of some personal income
个人收入的十分之一的奉献
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。
In use
Many members of the congregation give a tithe of their income to the church.
In some historical communities, farmers had to pay a tithe of their harvest to the local church.
She set aside a tithe of her time for volunteer work.
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
In medieval times, peasants had to pay a tithe to the church.
在中世纪，农民必须向教会缴纳什一税。
collect tithes
Connections
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
- Historians study the tithe system to understand the medieval economy.历史学家研究什一税制度以了解中世纪经济。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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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