cathedral
英 [kəˈθi:drəl] 美 [kəˈθidrəl]

n.

总教堂，大教堂；

adj.

权威的；教堂的；

变形

复数：cathedrals

双语释义

n.(名词)

1. [C]总教堂,大教堂 main church of a district under the care of a bishop

英英释义

cathedral[ kə'θi:drəl ]

• n.
  • any large and important church
  • the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese

    同义词：duomo

• adj.relating to or containing or issuing from a bishop's office or throne

  "a cathedral church"

同近义词辨析

church, cathedral

这组词都有“教堂”的意思，其区别是：

church普通用词，指顶礼膜拜上帝之地，也是西方人举行婚、丧等活动的场所。

cathedral指一个教区内最大的教堂，即主教堂或总教堂，通常是装饰精良，宏伟肃穆。

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. Photography is strictly forbidden in the cathedral.
   教堂内严禁摄影。
2. This street offers a fine vista of the cathedral.
   这条街的尽头是个大教堂，远远望去非常好看。
3. The dome of St. Paul Cathedral is well known in the world.
   圣保罗教堂的圆顶闻名于世。
4. This cathedral was regarded as a miracle in architectural history.
   这座大教堂被认为是建筑史上的奇迹。

权威例句

The cathedral and the bazaar
The cathedral and the bazaar
The Cathedral and the Bazaar
Review: Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society
The Cathedral & The Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
The Cathedral and the Bazaar: Musings on Linux and Open Source by an Accidental Revolutionary
[Book Review: Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society]
Eric S. Raymond: The cathedral and the bazaar: musings on Linux and open source by an accidental revolutionary (Review)
Property Rules, Laibility Rules and Inalenability: One View of the Cathedral
Property Rules, Liability Rules, and Inalienability: One View of the Cathedral