Catholic

英 ['kæθlɪk] 美 ['kæθlɪk]

• adj. 天主教的；(catholic)普遍的；广泛的
• n. 天主教徒

双解释义

adj. (形容词)

1. 天主教的

   of the Roman Catholic Church

n. (名词)

1. [C]天主教徒

   a member of the Roman Catholic Church

详尽释义

adj. 形容词

1. 天主教的，指罗马天主教会的
2. 普遍的，广泛的
3. 宽宏大量的，宽容的
4. 包容一切的， 统括一切的，包罗万象的
5. 全体基督教徒的
6. 基督教会的
7. 旧教的
8. 一般的
9. 正教的

n. 名词

1. 天主教徒（指天主教会的会员）
2. 旧教徒，旧教信奉者
3. 天主教

英英释义

Noun:

1. a member of a Catholic church

Adjective:

1. of or relating to or supporting Catholicism;

   "the Catholic Church"
   

2. free from provincial prejudices or attachments;

   "catholic in one's tastes"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. Anselm's theology is not Catholic faith.
   安塞姆的神学并不是天主教的信念。
2. The atom bomb is of catholic concern.
   原子弹受到普遍的关注。
3. 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。
4. Leonardo da Vinci was a catholic genius who excelled in almost everything he did.
   达文西是一个广泛的天才,他做的很多事也得到成功。

用作名词 (n.)

1. He was a Catholic but didn't practise his religion.
   他那时是天主教徒，但并不实践信仰。
2. She was born and bred a Catholic.
   她一出生就受到天主教的熏陶。

常见句型

用作形容词 (adj.)

用作定语

～+ n.

1. Ordinary Roman Catholic priests are not members of the regular clergy, but monks are.
   一般罗马天主教神父不是教团成员,但修道士则是。
2. He hated the Roman Catholic Church.
   他憎恨罗马天主教。
3. The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
   教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
4. His book was banned by the Catholic Church until 1835.
   在1835年之前他的书一直为天主教会所查禁。
5. There his weekly broadcasts were aired from the 1920s until he was silenced by the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church.
   自二十世纪二十年代起他每周广播，直到被罗马教廷的等级制度禁止。

用作表语

S+be+～

1. Are they Catholic or Protestant?
   他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？

用作名词 (n.)

1. She is a devout Roman Catholic.
   她是虔诚的天主教徒。
2. There are forty-eight million Catholics in America.
   美国有4800万天主教徒。

经典引文

• The Lord Protector is noted as a man of a Catholic spirit, desirous of the unity and peace of all the servants of Christ.

  出自： R. Baxter

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)

～+名词

• the Catholic Church 天主教会
• Catholic school 天主教会学校

近反义词

【近义词】

• wide-ranging 广泛的
• broad 宽广的
• all-embracing 包括一切的
• extensive 广泛的
• varied 各种各样的

【反义词】

• protestant 抗议者

派生词

n.(名词)

• Catholicism n. 天主教‖Catholicity n. 天主教;天主教教义