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Catholic Church General Kæθəlik A.普遍的;广泛的;(人)宽厚的 英 Adj.普遍的 广泛的(All Inclusiv

单词 catholic
音标 ['kæθəlik]
解释 a.普遍的;广泛的;(人)宽厚的
红宝书 【英】 adj.普遍的; 广泛的(all-inclusiv e; universal);(人)宽厚的(broad in understanding; liberal)
【考】 反义词:narrow(狭隘 的)
【记】 和天主教'Catholic' 一样拼写,但第一个 字母不大写。
字源 catholic (adj.)
mid-14c., "of the doctrines of the ancient Church," literally "universally accepted," from French catholique, from Church Latin catholicus "universal, general," from Greek katholikos, from phrase kath' holou "on the whole, in general," from kata "about" + genitive of holos "whole" (see safe (adj.)). Applied to the Church in Rome c.1554, after the Reformation began. General sense of "of interest to all, universal" is from 1550s.
Catholic (n.)
"member of the Roman Catholic church," 1560s, from Catholic (adj.).
不择手段背单词 adj. 普遍的, 全人类的, 广泛的 = all-inclusive = universal
【记】原指天主教(Catholic, 拼写一样, 但第一个字母要大写), 后来, 天主教大有遍及世界之势头, 引申为-普遍的, 全人类的读: 咳嗽立刻. 说明传染病来了, 一种普遍的病.
【反】narrow(adj 狭隘的)
趣味全助记 【记】Catholic 天主教;在国外,教堂很常见,普遍与广泛,无所不在

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