a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service 布道；講道 Extra ExamplesShe preached a sermon on forgiveness. 她進行了一番關於寬恕的說教。 He gave a long sermon against abortion. 他作了一次反對堕胎的長篇演說。 He preached a long sermon against the war. 他作了一次長篇的反戰布道。
Synonyms speechspeech- lecture
- address
- talk
- sermon
- speech a formal talk given to an audience:
Several people made speeches at the wedding. 有幾個人在婚禮上講了話。
- lecture a talk given to a group of people to tell them about a particular subject, often as part of a university or college course:
a lecture on the Roman army 關於羅馬軍隊的講座 a course/series of lectures 講座課程；系列講座
- address a formal speech given to an audience:
a televised presidential address 總統的電視演講
speech or address? 用 speech 還是 address？ - talk a fairly informal session in which somebody tells a group of people about a subject:
She gave an interesting talk on her visit to China. 她做了個關於她在中國訪問的有趣報告。
- sermon a talk on a moral or religious subject, usually given by a religious leader during a service:
to preach a sermon 布道
- a long/short speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- a keynote speech/lecture/address
- to write/prepare/give/deliver/hear a(n) speech/lecture/address/talk/sermon
- to attend/go to a lecture/talk
Collocations ReligionTopics Religion and festivalsc2Religion 宗教 Being religious 笃信宗教的 - believe in God/Christ/Allah/free will/predestination/heaven and hell/an afterlife/reincarnation
信仰上帝／耶稣基督／真主／自由意志／宿命論／天堂與地獄／來生／轉世說 - be/become a believer/an atheist/an agnostic/a Christian/Muslim/Hindu/Buddhist, etc.
是／成爲信徒／無神論者／不可知論者／基督徒／穆斯林／印度教教徒／佛教徒等 - convert to/practise a religion/Buddhism/Catholicism/Christianity/Islam/Judaism, etc.
- go to church/(North American English) temple (= the synagogue)
去教堂／會堂做禮拜 - go to the local church/mosque/synagogue/gurdwara
去當地的教堂／清真寺／猶太教會堂／谒師所做禮拜 - belong to a church/a religious community
是教堂／宗教團體的成員 - join/enter the church/a convent/a monastery/a religious sect/the clergy/the priesthood
成爲牧師／女修道士／僧侶／宗教人員／神職人員／司祭 - praise/worship/obey/serve/glorify God
贊美／敬拜／遵從／侍奉／頌揚上帝
Celebrations and ritual 慶典與儀式 - attend/hold/conduct/lead a service
參加／舉行／組織／主持禮拜儀式 - perform a ceremony/a rite/a ritual/a baptism/the Hajj/a mitzvah
舉行典禮／儀式／宗教儀式／洗禮／朝觐／受戒儀式 - carry out/perform a sacred/burial/funeral/fertility/purification rite
舉行宗教／安葬／葬禮／豐收／淨化儀式 - go on/make a pilgrimage
前往朝聖 - celebrate Christmas/Easter/Eid/Ramadan/Hanukkah/Passover/Diwali
慶祝聖誕節／複活節／開齋節／齋月／修殿節／逾越節／排燈節 - observe/break the Sabbath/a fast/Ramadan
守／不守安息日／齋戒／齋月 - deliver/preach/hear a sermon
傳道；講道；聽布道 - lead/address the congregation
帶領會衆；對會衆發表演講 - say/recite a prayer/blessing
念誦／背誦經文；祝禱
Religious texts and ideas 宗教經文與思想 - preach/proclaim/spread the word of God/the Gospel/the message of Islam
傳布／頌揚／傳播上帝的話／《福音》／伊斯蘭教義 - study/follow the dharma/the teachings of Buddha
研究／遵循達摩／佛教教義 - read/study/understand/interpret scripture/the Bible/the Koran/the gospel/the Torah
閱讀／研究／理解／闡釋經文／《聖經》／《古蘭經》／《福音》／托拉 - be based on/derive from divine revelation
基於／來源於上帝的啓示 - commit/consider something heresy/sacrilege
犯異端／渎聖罪；認爲…是異端邪說／亵渎聖物
Religious belief and experience 宗教信仰與體驗 - seek/find/gain enlightenment/wisdom
尋求／找到／獲得啓迪／智慧 - strengthen/lose your faith
增強／失去信德 - keep/practise/practice/abandon the faith
忠於／踐行／放棄信仰 - save/purify/lose your soul
拯救／淨化／失去靈魂 - obey/follow/keep/break/violate a commandment/Islamic law/Jewish law
服從／遵循／恪守／違反／亵渎誡條／伊斯蘭教法／猶太教法 - be/accept/do God’s will
是／接受／踐行上帝的旨意 - receive/experience divine grace
得到／感受神的恩寵 - achieve/attain enlightenment/salvation/nirvana
獲得啓迪／拯救／涅槃 - undergo a conversion/rebirth/reincarnation
經歷皈依／重生／轉世化身 - hear/answer a prayer
聆聽／回應禱告 - commit/confess/forgive a sin
犯罪；懺悔；寬恕罪過 - do/perform penance
進行補贖
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fiery
- weekly
- long
- …
- deliver
- give
- preach
- …
- during a/the sermon
- in a/the sermon
- sermon on
- …
- (informal, usually disapproving)
moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk 冗長的說教 We had to listen to a long sermon on the evils of wasting time. 我們不得不聽一篇關於浪費時間的害處的長篇大論。
Word OriginMiddle English (also in the sense ‘speech, discourse’): from Old French, from Latin sermo(n-) ‘discourse, talk’.