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
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- The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
会众站起来唱圣歌。
- The congregation stood to sing the hymn.
- (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.- 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。
- Most members of the congregation begin arriving a few minutes before services.
英英释义
noun
- the act of congregating
- an assemblage of people or animals or things collected together
- a congregation of children pleaded for his autograph
- a great congregation of birds flew over
- a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church
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。 - A Christian minister or priest having spiritual charge over a congregation or other group.
本堂牧师对圣会或其它群体进行精神引导的基督教主持人或牧师。 - 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。 - 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。 - The New Testament assumes membership in a local congregation.
新约圣经中,地方群体是有会员制的。 - The congregation fell back from them slightly as they entered.
教堂会众在他们进来时稍稍往后退了退。 - He said amen, and blessed them, and turned away, and immediately the congregation began to sing.
他说完阿门,为他们祝了福,便转过身去。会众立刻唱了起来。 - The priest blessed the congregation.
牧师求神赐福于会众。 - The congregation was belting out hymns, but I felt strangely detached.
集合是出自赞美诗制带的材料,但是我觉得奇妙超然。 - The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation.
这个教堂又吸收了一些有相同背景的人来补充圣会。