congregation
pronunciation
UK [ˌkɒŋgrɪˈgeɪʃn]
US [ˌkɑŋgrɪˈgeɪʃn]
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- n.
- (教堂里的)会众
- 集会
- 集合
- 人群
Word Origin
congregation 教堂会众
来自congregate, 聚集。
Antonym
Example
- 1. It was a heart-wrenching tragedy for this very young church and its congregation .
- 对于这个年轻的教会和会众来说这无疑是一场揪心的悲剧。
- 2. When robert got up to preach , the congregation had been there a good while .
- 当罗伯特站起来布道时,会众们已经在那呆了很久了。
- 3. This group is already a congregation of a russian church during a ritual ice-cold water bathing .
- 这是在冰水浴仪式中,一座俄罗斯教堂里的会众集会。
- 4. They found that the number of close friends people had in their congregation explained the entire relationship .
- 他们发现在教堂会众中有一些非常亲密的朋友说明了整个联系。
- 5. Tell the congregation of a church or mosque that existence is too vulgar an attribute to fasten onto their god , and they will brand you an atheist .
- 告诉教堂或清真寺的会众们,存在,是强加在他们的上帝身上的一种过于庸俗的属性,他们将会指责你为无神论者。
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