congregation

英 [ˌkɒŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

美 [ˌkɑːŋɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn]

n.  (教堂的)会众; (从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的)教堂会众

复数：congregations　

TEM4TEM8法律

Collins.1 / BNC.5091 / COCA.4989

牛津词典

noun

• （教堂的）会众
  a group of people who are gathered together in a church to worship God, not including the priest and choir
  1. The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
     会众站起来唱圣歌。
• （从属某教堂并定期做礼拜的）教堂会众
  the group of people who belong to a particular church and go there regularly to worship

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT-COLL 教堂会众
  The people who are attending a church service or who regularly attend a church service are referred to as thecongregation.
  1. Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
     礼拜仪式开始前几分钟，大部分教堂会众陆续到来。

英英释义

noun

• the act of congregating
  Synonym:congregating
• an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
  1. a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
  2. a great congregation of birds flew over
• a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
  Synonym:foldfaithful

双语例句

• The vicar preach to the congregation for half an hour.
  那位教区牧师向会众讲道半个小时。
• And Moses and Aaron came before the tabernacle of the congregation.
  摩西，亚伦就来到会幕前。
• I was attending a meeting, and a large congregation were present.
  我赴一个聚会，出席的会众很多。
• The priest asked the congregation to cleanse their thoughts.
  牧师要求参加礼拜的人们净化他们的思想。
• The priest blessed the congregation.
  牧师求神赐福于会众。
• The ceremony of sprinkling the altar, clergy, and congregation with holy water.
  洒圣水礼用圣水泼洒圣坛、教士及教众的仪式。
• Then he, struggling, hears the voices of the congregation around him.
  然后，挣扎着，他听到了，教堂会众的声音。
• At least one influential church leader, however, was reluctant to encourage his congregation to participate.
  然而至少有一名有影响力的教堂领导者，不愿意鼓励他的教民去参与。
• If I wanted to pad out my sermon a little, I might offer my congregation one of my favourite quotations.
  如果我想把布道时间延长一点儿，可能会给教众引用一段我最喜欢的话。
• The New Testament assumes membership in a local congregation.
  新约圣经中，地方群体是有会员制的。