cathedral

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n. 大教堂

发音

US /kəˈθiːdɹəl/
其它 /kəˈtiːdrəl/

词形变化

cathedrals 复数 cathedrals

别名

cath.

教材释义与例句

名词

大教堂

the main church of a particular area under the control of a bishop

St Paul's Cathedral

圣保罗大教堂

释义与例句

n. B2
  1. 1.

    The principal church serving as the office (and some as place of residence) of an archdiocese's/a diocese's archbishop/bishop which is symbolized by an episcopal throne known as the cathedra.

    大教堂

    主教座堂

    The bishop presided over the ceremony from his seat in the cathedral.

  2. 2.

    A large or important church building.

    大教堂

    非正式
  3. 3.

    A large, impressive, lofty, and/or important building or place of some other kind.

    比喻

    a cathedral of commerce

  4. 4.

    A large buttressed structure built by certain termites.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Relating to the office of a bishop or an archbishop.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

duomo

上位词 1

church

下位词 1

minster

部分词 1

cathedra

相关短语

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词源

Ellipsis of cathedral church, from Middle English chirche cathederall, cathedrall chirch, calque of Late Latin ecclēsia cathedrālis (“church serving as the bishop's or archbishop's office”), from Latin ecclēsia + cathedrālis. Displaced Old English hēafodċiriċe (literally “main church, head church”).

来源：wiktionary