gospel
英 ['g?sp(?)l]
美['ɡɑspl]
- n. 真理；信條
- adj. 傳播福音的；福音贊美詩的
GRE擴展詞匯CET6+TEM8TOEFL中低頻詞
詞態(tài)變化
復數(shù):?gospels;
中文詞源
gospel 福音
來自good spell的縮寫。spell, 符咒，音訊。
英英釋意
- 1. an unquestionable truth;
- "his word was gospel"
- 2. a genre of a capella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
- 3. the written body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
- 4. a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance;
- "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
英文詞源
- gospel
- gospel: [OE] Etymologically, gospel is ‘good news’. It was coined in Old English as gōdspel, a compound of gōd ‘good’ and spel ‘discourse, tidings, news’ (the same word as the modern English magic spell), which was a direct translation of Latin bona annuntiatio. This in turn was a literal interpretation or gloss of ecclesiastical Latin evangelium (whence English evangelist) and its source, Greek euaggélion, which originally meant ‘reward for bringing good news’, but in its later sense ‘good news’ tout court was applied to any of the four accounts of Christ’s life written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
=> good - gospel (n.)
- Old English godspel "glad tidings announced by Jesus; one of the four gospels," literally "good spell," from god "good" (see good (adj.)) + spel "story, message" (see spell (n.1)). A translation of Latin bona adnuntiatio, itself a translation of Greek euangelion "reward for bringing good news" (see evangel). The first element of the Old English word originally had a long "o," but it shifted under mistaken association with God, as if "God-story" (i.e. the history of Christ).
The mistake was very natural, as the resulting sense was much more obviously appropriate than that of 'good tidings' for a word which was chiefly known as the name of a sacred book or of a portion of the liturgy. [OED]
The word passed early from English to continental Germanic languages in forms that clearly indicate the first element had shifted to "God," such as Old Saxon godspell, Old High German gotspell, Old Norse goespiall. Used of anything as true as the Gospel from mid-13c.; as "any doctrine maintained as of exclusive importance" from 1650s. As an adjective from 1640s. Gospel music is by 1955. Gospel-gossip was Addison's word ("Spectator," 1711) for "one who is always talking of sermons, texts, etc."
實用場景例句
- a gospel choir
- 福音唱詩班
牛津詞典
- Don't take his word as gospel.
- 別把他的話當作絕對真理。
牛津詞典
- Is that gospel?
- 那是絕對真理嗎？
牛津詞典
- He preached a gospel of military strength.
- 他鼓吹軍事實力主義。
牛津詞典
- preaching/spreading the gospel
- 宣講 / 傳布福音
牛津詞典
- St Mark's Gospel
- 《馬可福音》
牛津詞典
- the Gospel according to St John
- 約翰福音
牛津詞典
- He wouldn't say this if it weren't the gospel truth.
- 要不是對此深信不疑，他不會說這樣的話。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The results were not to be taken as gospel...
- 別以為這些結果就一定是正確的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The group perform variations on soul and gospel music.
- 這個樂隊演奏靈歌和福音音樂的變奏曲。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I had to go to church, so I grew up singing gospel...
- 我必須去教堂做禮拜，因此我是唱著福音歌長大的。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...the gospel according to my mom.
- 我媽媽的為人準則
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- It taught only materialism, the gospel of mammon.
- 它只是宣揚金錢至上的物欲主義。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- I didn't shirk my duties. I visited the sick and I preached the gospel.
- 我沒有逃避職責，我探望病人，也宣講福音。
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...an illustrated and illuminated manuscript of the four gospels.
- 配有插圖、裝飾華美的四福音書手抄本
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- ...the parable in St Matthew's Gospel.
- 《馬太福音》中的寓言故事
柯林斯高階英語詞典
- The man was preaching the Gospel.
- 此人在傳布福音.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- He consoled himself with the thought of the induBitaBle Benefits to the spread of the Gospel.
- 他以這樣的想法而自慰:這對福音傳播肯定會有裨益.
期刊摘選
- As we answer questions apologetics removes misunderstanding of the gospel.
- 透過解答人所問的問題,消除人對福音的誤解.
期刊摘選
- This document is not gospel.
- 本文檔不是福音書.
期刊摘選
- They showed no eagerness to spread the gospel.
- 他們沒有顯示出對傳播福音的熱心.
期刊摘選
- Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting.
- 也許又從《福音書》傳入守望的傳統(tǒng).
演講部分
- In our gospel story, the disciples are fishing again.
- 在今天的福音中, 宗徒們又開始打魚了.
期刊摘選
- What I'm telling you is gospel.
- 我告訴你的事是千真萬確的.
《簡明英漢詞典》
- What he says is the gospel truth.
- 他所說的一切是無可置疑的.
辭典例句
- Other congregations also preach the gospel in our community and we thank God for their ministry.
- 其他的教會也在我們的社區(qū)中傳揚福音,我們?yōu)樗麄兊氖鹿じ兄x神.
期刊摘選
- Law gets really excited when he talks about preaching the gospel.
- 羅醫(yī)生行醫(yī)三十馀年,專長外科,歷任醫(yī)院外科手術部主任及醫(yī)務部主任等要職.
期刊摘選
- Whatever happens , conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ.
- 只要你們行事為人與基督的福音相稱.
期刊摘選
- His law is love, and His gospel is peace.
- 他的律法是愛, 他的福音給人平安.
期刊摘選