chapter

名词 chapter:

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life
3. a local branch of some fraternity or association
4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
5. a series of related events forming an episode

1. The guy doesn't make the girl until the last chapter.
   直到最後一章那个男子才和那个姑娘发生了性关系。
2. Half-way through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in.
   这一章我看到一半才意识到我根本没看懂。
3. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in chapter 6.
   书中最有趣的情节是在第6章。
4. For further particulars, please refer to Chapter Ten.
   详情请看第10章。
5. The opening chapter gives a general overview of the subject.
   开篇第一章是对主题的概述。
6. I had nearly finished chapter 8.
   我就要把第8章看完了。

chap.ter

n.Abbr. chap.,ch.,c.,C.（名词）缩写 chap.,ch.,c.,C.
One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.
章，回，篇：一部相对较长作品的一个主要部分，如通常标有页数和标题的书的
A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person`s life:
时期：如历史上或个人生活上的一个重要时期或系列事件：
例句：
Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America`s exploration of the West.
汽船旅行为开发美国西部翻开了新篇章

A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity:
地方分会：地方组织的一支，如俱乐部或联谊会：
例句：
The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.
芝加哥支部今年正招收新会员

Ecclesiastical
【基督教会】
An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.
教会全体教士大会：大教堂的全体教士大会或一宗教社区的成员大会
The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.
教会全体成员：教堂的全体教士或宗教社区的全体成员
A short Scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.
圣经章节：在一些教堂仪式中唱完赞美诗后所读的《圣经》片断

来源：
Middle English chaptre
中古英语 chaptre
variant of chapitre [chapter, chapiter]
chapitre的变体 [篇，柱头]
from Old French
源自 古法语
alteration of chapitle
chapitle的变化
from Latin capitulum [diminutive of] caput [head] * see kaput-
源自 拉丁语 capitulum [] caput的小后缀 [头] *参见 kaput-