catholic

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n. 天主教徒 a. 天主教的, 普遍的, 广泛的, 宽宏大量的

发音

UK /ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/
UK /ˈkɑː.θ(ə.)lɪk/
US /ˈkæ.θ(ə.)lɪk/
US

词形变化

more catholic 比较级 most catholic 最高级

别名

Catholic catholical catholique

教材释义与例句

形容词

天主教的；宽宏大量的

The Catholic Church is the branch of the Christian Church that accepts the Pope as its leader and is based in the Vatican in Rome

...the Catholic Church.

…天主教会。

...Catholic priests.

…天主教教士。

At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptized Catholics.

至少十分之九的墨西哥人是受过洗礼的天主教徒。

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Universal; all-encompassing.

    The church is catholic, universal, so are all her actions; all that she does, belongs to all.

    This semifossorial mammal tends to reside in areas with herbaceous cover, frequenting runways in the upper soil horizons where it feeds on a highly catholic diet of animal and plant materials […]

  2. 2.

    Alternative letter-case form of Catholic.

  3. 3.

    Common or prevalent; especially universally prevalent.

    废旧
  4. 4.

    Embracing all.

  5. 5.

    Universally applicable.

    废旧
  6. 6.

    Of universal human interest or use.

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

broad-minded

相关短语

Roman Catholic 天主教徒；天主教会的；罗马天主教的 Catholic twins Catholic Church 大公教会；天主教；天主教会；天主教堂 Catholic Churches Catholic twin catholic creditor catholic creditors catholic epistles Catholic Epistles 大公书信 Catholic Epistle catholic epistle Catholic Island Catholic frog

词源

From Old French catholique, from Latin catholicus, from Ancient Greek καθολικός (katholikós, “universal”), from κατά (katá, “according to”) + ὅλος (hólos, “whole”).

来源：wiktionary