Cathedral
[kə'θiːdr(ə)l] or [kə'θidrəl]
解释:
(noun.) any large and important church.
(noun.) the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese.
(adj.) relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne; 'a cathedral church' .
弗朗西丝编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.
(a.) Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a cathedral church; cathedral service.
(a.) Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or bishop; official; authoritative.
(a.) Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.
佛瑞德整理
解释:
n. the principal church of a diocese in which is the seat or throne of a bishop.—adj. belonging to a cathedral.—n. Cathed′ra a bishop's seat the episcopal dignity—ex cathedra from the chair officially given forth.—adjs. Cathedral′ic Cathedralesque′ Cathed′raled vaulted like a cathedral.—n. Cathed′ralism the cathedral system.—adj. Cathedrat′ic promulgated ex cathedra authoritative.
编辑:兰德尔
娱乐性解释：
To dream of a wast cathedral with its domes rising into space, denotes that you will be possessed with an envious nature and unhappy longings for the unattainable, both mental and physical; but if you enter you will be elevated in life, having for your companions the learned and wise.
手打:莎伦
例句:
- They have the cathedral, Catherine said. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- There were streetcar tracks and beyond them was the cathedral. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
- We were in a fever of impatience; we were dying to see the renowned cathedral! 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- Then followed the famous observation of the swinging lamp by the then young Galileo, about 1582, while lounging in the cathedral of Pisa. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- In the Milan cathedral it costs five francs to see it, and at St. Peter's, at Rome, it is almost impossible to see it at any price. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- You are going to a Cathedral town? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Whenever he printed a new book Gutenberg took it to the Cathedral to show the priests. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- Through the window was seen the interior of a cathedral, undergoing partial repair, with the figures of two or three workmen resting from their labour. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- It may be worth thinking of by Fawners of all denominations--in Westminster Abbey and Saint Paul's Cathedral put together, on any Sunday in the year. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- In fancy we shall see Milan again, and her stately Cathedral with its marble wilderness of graceful spires. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- By working hard Gutenberg had the Abbot’s jewels finished two days later, and he took them with several of his prints to the Cathedral. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- One afternoon the youth of eighteen went to the great Cathedral of the city. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- They say that the Cathedral of Milan is second only to St. Peter's at Rome. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- A church or cathedral was always the subject of one view, and sometimes of both. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Not a fortified town that they passed in all their journey was as strong, not a Cathedral summit was as high, as Mr Dorrit's castle. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
- Skilled masons moved from place to place to assist in building the magnificent sacred structures--cathedrals, abbeys, etc. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The Duomo, close at hand, is one of the finest cathedrals in Europe. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- One needs to read this book before he visits those venerable cathedrals, with their treasures of tabooed and forgotten tradition. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- All the churches in an ordinary American city put together could hardly buy the jeweled frippery in one of her hundred cathedrals. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
录入:弗农