gospel
英 ['gɒsp(ə)l]
美['ɡɑspl]
- n. 真理；信条
- adj. 传播福音的；福音赞美诗的
词态变化
复数: gospels;
中文词源
gospel 福音
来自good spell的缩写。spell, 符咒，音讯。
英英释意
- 1. an unquestionable truth;
- "his word was gospel"
- 2. a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
- 3. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
- 4. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance;
- "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
英文词源
- gospel
- gospel: [OE] Etymologically, gospel is ‘good news’. It was coined in Old English as gōdspel, a compound of gōd ‘good’ and spel ‘discourse, tidings, news’ (the same word as the modern English magic spell), which was a direct translation of Latin bona annuntiatio. This in turn was a literal interpretation or gloss of ecclesiastical Latin evangelium (whence English evangelist) and its source, Greek euaggélion, which originally meant ‘reward for bringing good news’, but in its later sense ‘good news’ tout court was applied to any of the four accounts of Christ’s life written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
=> good - gospel (n.)
- Old English godspel "glad tidings announced by Jesus; one of the four gospels," literally "good spell," from god "good" (see good (adj.)) + spel "story, message" (see spell (n.1)). A translation of Latin bona adnuntiatio, itself a translation of Greek euangelion "reward for bringing good news" (see evangel). The first element of the Old English word originally had a long "o," but it shifted under mistaken association with God, as if "God-story" (i.e. the history of Christ).
The mistake was very natural, as the resulting sense was much more obviously appropriate than that of 'good tidings' for a word which was chiefly known as the name of a sacred book or of a portion of the liturgy. [OED]
The word passed early from English to continental Germanic languages in forms that clearly indicate the first element had shifted to "God," such as Old Saxon godspell, Old High German gotspell, Old Norse goðspiall. Used of anything as true as the Gospel from mid-13c.; as "any doctrine maintained as of exclusive importance" from 1650s. As an adjective from 1640s. Gospel music is by 1955. Gospel-gossip was Addison's word ("Spectator," 1711) for "one who is always talking of sermons, texts, etc."
实用场景例句
- a gospel choir
- 福音唱诗班
牛津词典
- Don't take his word as gospel.
- 别把他的话当作绝对真理。
牛津词典
- Is that gospel?
- 那是绝对真理吗？
牛津词典
- He preached a gospel of military strength.
- 他鼓吹军事实力主义。
牛津词典
- preaching/spreading the gospel
- 宣讲 / 传布福音
牛津词典
- St Mark's Gospel
- 《马可福音》
牛津词典
- the Gospel according to St John
- 约翰福音
牛津词典
- He wouldn't say this if it weren't the gospel truth.
- 要不是对此深信不疑，他不会说这样的话。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The results were not to be taken as gospel...
- 别以为这些结果就一定是正确的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The group perform variations on soul and gospel music.
- 这个乐队演奏灵歌和福音音乐的变奏曲。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I had to go to church, so I grew up singing gospel...
- 我必须去教堂做礼拜，因此我是唱着福音歌长大的。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the gospel according to my mom.
- 我妈妈的为人准则
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon.
- 它只是宣扬金钱至上的物欲主义。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.
- 我没有逃避职责，我探望病人，也宣讲福音。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...an illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the four gospels.
- 配有插图、装饰华美的四福音书手抄本
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the parable in St Matthew's Gospel.
- 《马太福音》中的寓言故事
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The man was preaching the Gospel.
- 此人在传布福音.
《简明英汉词典》
- He consoled himself with the thought of the induBitaBle Benefits to the spread of the Gospel.
- 他以这样的想法而自慰:这对福音传播肯定会有裨益.
期刊摘选
- As we answer questions apologetics removes misunderstanding of the gospel.
- 透过解答人所问的问题,消除人对福音的误解.
期刊摘选
- This document is not gospel.
- 本文档不是福音书.
期刊摘选
- They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel.
- 他们没有显示出对传播福音的热心.
期刊摘选
- Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting.
- 也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统.
演讲部分
- In our gospel story, the disciples are fishing again.
- 在今天的福音中, 宗徒们又开始打鱼了.
期刊摘选
- What I'm telling you is gospel.
- 我告诉你的事是千真万确的.
《简明英汉词典》
- What he says is the gospel truth.
- 他所说的一切是无可置疑的.
辞典例句
- Other congregations also preach the gospel in our community and we thank God for their ministry.
- 其他的教会也在我们的社区中传扬福音,我们为他们的事工感谢神.
期刊摘选
- Law gets really excited when he talks about preaching the gospel.
- 罗医生行医三十馀年,专长外科,历任医院外科手术部主任及医务部主任等要职.
期刊摘选
- Whatever happens , conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.
- 只要你们行事为人与基督的福音相称.
期刊摘选
- His law is love, and His gospel is peace.
- 他的律法是爱, 他的福音给人平安.
期刊摘选