catholic
美['kæθlɪk]
- adj. 天主教的；宽宏大量的
- n. 天主教徒；罗马天主教
助记提示
1. cat- "according to, relating to, about" + hol- + -ic.
2. => "on the whole, in general, relating to all".
3. => universal, general.
4. => "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted".
5. Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians.
6. General sense of "of interest to all, universal".
7. 天主教，国际惯称“大公教会”，语源为“天下为公”的公，别名“圣教会，普世教会，圣而公教会”，是主张大公主义的基督教三大教派分支之一，也是强调普世性的宗徒继承教会。根据中国古话“至高莫若天、至尊莫若主”译作“天主”。天主教，直译大公、或至公主义，意指“统括一切的“、“包罗万象的”、“宽容大量的”。至公主义的诞生，也象征着基督教脱离它的母体犹太教，成为不分种族、不分国籍的大公宗教。
2. => "on the whole, in general, relating to all".
3. => universal, general.
4. => "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted".
5. Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians.
6. General sense of "of interest to all, universal".
7. 天主教，国际惯称“大公教会”，语源为“天下为公”的公，别名“圣教会，普世教会，圣而公教会”，是主张大公主义的基督教三大教派分支之一，也是强调普世性的宗徒继承教会。根据中国古话“至高莫若天、至尊莫若主”译作“天主”。天主教，直译大公、或至公主义，意指“统括一切的“、“包罗万象的”、“宽容大量的”。至公主义的诞生，也象征着基督教脱离它的母体犹太教，成为不分种族、不分国籍的大公宗教。
中文词源
Catholic 天主教
cata-, 向下。-hol, 整个的，全部的，词源同holy, whole, hologram(全息图)。用于宗教术语，即无所不包的。
英英释意
- 1. free from provincial prejudices or attachments;
- "catholic in one's tastes"
英文词源
- catholic
- catholic: [14] Etymologically, the Catholic Church is the universal church, comprising all Christians. For catholic comes ultimately from a Greek word, katholikós, meaning ‘relating to all, general’. It was a derivative of kathólou, a compound formed from katá ‘relating to’ and hólos ‘whole’ (source of English holism and holistic). It passed into English via Old French catholique or ecclesiastical Latin catholicus. Its original meaning is preserved today in such contexts as ‘catholic tastes’ – that is, ‘wideranging tastes’.
=> holistic - catholic (adj.)
- mid-14c., "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)). Applied to the Church in Rome c. 1554, after the Reformation began. General sense of "of interest to all, universal" is from 1550s.
- Catholic (n.)
- "member of the Roman Catholic church," 1560s, from Catholic (adj.).
考试真题
- It turned from God and the authority of the Roman Catholic Church and instead favoured a more humanistic approach to being.
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实用场景例句
- to have catholic tastes (= to like many different things)
- 爱好广泛的
牛津词典
- a Catholic church
- 天主教教堂
牛津词典
- Are they Catholic or Protestant?
- 他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？
牛津词典
- ...the Catholic Church.
- 天主教教堂
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...Catholic priests.
- 天主教神父
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics.
- 墨西哥人至少有9/10是受洗的天主教徒。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
- 他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- In 1911, he was received into the Catholic church.
- 1911年, 他被接纳进了天主教会.
期刊摘选
- She was a devoutly Catholic.
- 她是一个虔诚地天主教徒.
《简明英汉词典》
- As a young person he had more catholic tastes than he does now.
- 他在年轻时兴趣比现在广泛得多.
《简明英汉词典》
- She is a devout Roman Catholic.
- 她是虔诚的天主教徒.
《简明英汉词典》
- He was baptized a Roman Catholic.
- 他受洗成为天主教教徒.
《简明英汉词典》
- The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖.
《简明英汉词典》
- Are they Catholic or Protestant?
- 他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
- It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers.
- 它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。
柯林斯例句
- Last weekend the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland held a conference, attended by 450 delegates.
- 上周末，苏格兰的天主教会举行了一次会议，450名代表与会。
柯林斯例句
- Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.
- 托马斯先生是在天主教修女创办的学校接受的教育。
柯林斯例句
- He had trained to be a Catholic priest.
- 他受训成为了一名天主教神父。
柯林斯例句
- The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.
- 直到宗教改革时期，教会会议的声明在天主教会中都仍然只是法律上认可，而非事实上通行。
柯林斯例句
- A new Catholic bishop was installed in Galway yesterday.
- 昨天在戈尔韦任命了一位新的天主教主教。
柯林斯例句
- He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982.
- 他于1982年被任命为天主教司铎。
柯林斯例句
- He was a man of catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.
- 他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。
柯林斯例句
- He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.
- 他最近才皈依天主教，是一名狂热的信徒。
柯林斯例句
- Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.
- 笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。
柯林斯例句
- Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries.
- 古巴是拉丁语系国家中天主教化程度最小的国家之一。
柯林斯例句
- She calls herself a lapsed Catholic.
- 她称自己已不再信仰天主教。
柯林斯例句
- Like her, Maria was a Roman Catholic.
- 和她一样，玛丽亚也是天主教徒。
柯林斯例句
- Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.
- 德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。
柯林斯例句
- The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.
- 天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。
柯林斯例句