pericope

(从书中选出的)章节, 选段

发音

/pəˈɹɪkəpi/

词形变化

pericopae pericopes 复数 pericopes pericopae 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A section of text forming a coherent thought, suitable for use in a speech.

  2. 2.

    A passage of Scripture to be read in public worship or a book containing such passages.

    The reader looked up the Sunday morning pericope.

    The oldest known system of pericopes in the Western Church is ascribed to Jerome.

词源

From Late Latin pericope, from Ancient Greek περικοπή (perikopḗ, “section”), from περι- (peri-, “across”) + κοπή (kopḗ, “cutting”), from κόπτω (kóptō, “I cut”).

来源：wiktionary