cathedral

church, cathedral

这两个名词均可表示“教堂”之意。
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。

名词 cathedral:

1. any large and important church
2. the principal Christian church building of a bishop's diocese
   同义词：duomo

形容词 cathedral:

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

1. 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。
2. The bishops, priests and deacons processed into the cathedral.
   主教、 司铎以及助祭列队走进大教堂。
3. Photography is strictly forbidden in the cathedral.
   教堂内严禁摄影。
4. We were given a conducted (ie guided) tour of the cathedral.
   我们在有人引导下参观了大教堂。
5. The dome of St. Paul Cathedral is well known in the world.
   圣保罗教堂的圆顶闻名于世。
6. Shall we look round the cathedral this afternoon?
   我们今天下午参观大教堂好吗？
7. This Gothic cathedral has attracted visitors from all around the world.
   这座哥特式的大教堂吸引了世界各地的游客。
8. 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。

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n.Abbr. cath.（名词）缩写 cath.
The principal church of a bishop`s diocese, containing the episcopal throne.
总教堂：主教管区内的大教堂，设有主教座位
A large, important church.
重要的大教堂
Something that resembles a cathedral, as in grandeur or authority.
类似大教堂的东西：在规模或权威上类似教堂的某物
adj.（形容词）
Of, relating to, or containing a bishop`s throne:
主教座位的：主教座位的、与主教座位有关的或设有主教座位的：
例句：
a cathedral church.
一个设立主教座位的教堂

Relating to or issuing from a chair of office or authority; authoritative.
权威的：与办公室或权威职位有关或由其签发的；权威性的
Of, relating to, or resembling a cathedral:
教堂的：教堂的、有关教堂的或象教堂的：
例句：
tall trees whose branches met to form cathedral arches over the path.
枝叶交织在道路上方形成了类似教堂穹顶的高大树木

来源：
Short for cathedral church
cathedral church的简写
from Middle English cathedral [of a diocese]
源自 中古英语 cathedral [管区的]
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Medieval Latin cathedr3lis [of a bishop`s see]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 cathedr3lis [主教地位的]
from Latin cathedra [chair] * see cathedra
源自 拉丁语 cathedra [椅子] *参见 cathedra