sermon

noun

/ˈsɜːmən/

/ˈsɜːrmən/

a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service布道；讲道
- She preached a sermon on forgiveness.她进行了一番关于宽恕的说教。
- He gave a long sermon against abortion.他作了一次反对堕胎的长篇演说。
- He preached a long sermon against the war.他作了一次长篇的反战布道。
Synonyms speech
speech
- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
These are all words for a talk given to an audience.
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:
  Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
  a lecture on the Roman army关于罗马军队的讲座
  a course/series of lectures讲座课程；系列讲座
- address a formal speech given to an audience:
  a televised presidential address总统的电视演讲
speech or address?用 speech 还是 address？A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding.
- talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
  She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
  to preach a sermon布道
Patterns
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Collocations Religion
Religion宗教Being religious笃信宗教的
- believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说
- be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等
- convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂／会堂做礼拜
- go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜
- belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员
- join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭
- praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝
Celebrations and ritual庆典与仪式
- attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式
- perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式
- carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式
- go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣
- celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节
- observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月
- deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道
- lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲
- say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷
Religious texts and ideas宗教经文与思想
- preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义
- study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义
- read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉
- be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示
- commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物
Religious belief and experience宗教信仰与体验
- seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧
- strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德
- keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰
- save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂
- obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法
- be/accept/do God’s will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意
- receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠
- achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃
- undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身
- hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告
- commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过
- do/perform penance进行补赎
Topics Religion and festivalsc2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- fiery
- weekly
- long
- …
verb + sermon
- deliver
- give
- preach
- …
preposition
- during a/the sermon
- in a/the sermon
- sermon on
- …
(informal, usually disapproving) moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk冗长的说教
- We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time.我们不得不听一篇关于浪费时间的害处的长篇大论。
Topics Suggestions and advicec2

词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘speech, discourse’): from Old French, from Latin sermo(n-) ‘discourse, talk’.

词汇	sermon
释义	sermon noun /ˈsɜːmən/ /ˈsɜːrmən/ a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service布道；讲道 She preached a sermon on forgiveness.她进行了一番关于宽恕的说教。 He gave a long sermon against abortion.他作了一次反对堕胎的长篇演说。 He preached a long sermon against the war.他作了一次长篇的反战布道。 Synonyms speechspeech lecture address talk sermon These are all words for a talk given to an audience. speech a formal talk given to an audience: Several people made speeches at the wedding.有几个人在婚礼上讲了话。 lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course: a lecture on the Roman army关于罗马军队的讲座 a course/series of lectures讲座课程；系列讲座 address a formal speech given to an audience: a televised presidential address总统的电视演讲 speech or address?用 speech 还是 address？A speech can be given on a public or private occasion; an address is always public: He gave an address at the wedding. talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject: She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China.她做了个关于她在中国访问的有趣报告。 sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service: to preach a sermon布道 Patterns a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon a keynote speech/lecture/address to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon to attend/go to a lecture/talk Collocations ReligionReligion宗教Being religious笃信宗教的 believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命论／天堂与地狱／来生／转世说 be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.是／成为信徒／无神论者／不可知论者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc. go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)去教堂／会堂做礼拜 go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara去当地的教堂／清真寺／犹太教会堂／谒师所做礼拜 belong to a church/a religious community是教堂／宗教团体的成员 join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood成为牧师／女修道士／僧侣／宗教人员／神职人员／司祭 praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God赞美／敬拜／遵从／侍奉／颂扬上帝 Celebrations and ritual庆典与仪式 attend/hold/conduct/lead a service参加／举行／组织／主持礼拜仪式 perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah举行典礼／仪式／宗教仪式／洗礼／朝觐／受戒仪式 carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite举行宗教／安葬／葬礼／丰收／净化仪式 go on/make a pilgrimage前往朝圣 celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali庆祝圣诞节／复活节／开斋节／斋月／修殿节／逾越节／排灯节 observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan守／不守安息日／斋戒／斋月 deliver/preach/hear a sermon传道；讲道；听布道 lead/address the congregation带领会众；对会众发表演讲 say/recite a prayer/blessing念诵／背诵经文；祝祷 Religious texts and ideas宗教经文与思想 preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam传布／颂扬／传播上帝的话／《福音》／伊斯兰教义 study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha研究／遵循达摩／佛教教义 read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah阅读／研究／理解／阐释经文／《圣经》／《古兰经》／《福音》／托拉 be based on/derive from divine revelation基于／来源于上帝的启示 commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege犯异端／渎圣罪；认为…是异端邪说／亵渎圣物 Religious belief and experience宗教信仰与体验 seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom寻求／找到／获得启迪／智慧 strengthen/lose your faith增强／失去信德 keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith忠于／践行／放弃信仰 save/purify/lose your soul拯救／净化／失去灵魂 obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law服从／遵循／恪守／违反／亵渎诫条／伊斯兰教法／犹太教法 be/accept/do God’s will是／接受／践行上帝的旨意 receive/experience divine grace得到／感受神的恩宠 achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana获得启迪／拯救／涅槃 undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation经历皈依／重生／转世化身 hear/answer a prayer聆听／回应祷告 commit/confess/forgive a sin犯罪；忏悔；宽恕罪过 do/perform penance进行补赎 Topics Religion and festivalsc2 Collocations Dictionaryadjective fiery weekly long … verb + sermon deliver give preach … preposition during a/the sermon in a/the sermon sermon on … (informal, usually disapproving) moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk冗长的说教 We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time.我们不得不听一篇关于浪费时间的害处的长篇大论。 Topics Suggestions and advicec2 词源Middle English (also in the sense ‘speech, discourse’): from Old French, from Latin sermo(n-) ‘discourse, talk’.
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