denomination
英 [dɪ,nɒmɪ'neɪʃ(ə)n]
美[dɪ,nɑmɪ'neʃən]
- n. 面额；名称；教派
词态变化
复数: denominations;
中文词源
denomination 教派，宗派
de-, 向下，强调。-nom, 命名，词源同name. 即命名，同宗教名，教派。
英文词源
- denomination (n.)
- late 14c., "a naming, act of giving a name to," from Old French denominacion "nominating, naming," from Latin denominationem (nominative denominatio) "a calling by anything other than the proper name, metonymy," from denominare "to name," from de- "completely" (see de-) + nominare "to name" (see nominate). Meaning "a class" is from mid-15c. Monetary sense is 1650s; meaning "religious sect" is 1716.
双语例句
- 1. Acceptance of women preachers varies greatly from denomination to denomination.
- 在接受女性传教士的问题上，不同教派的态度大相径庭。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. Litre is a metric denomination.
- 升是公制单位.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. The firm is still operating under another denomination.
- 这家公司改用了名称仍在继续营业.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. What religious denomination does he belong to?
- 他属于哪个教派?
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 5. The U.S. coins of the lowest denomination is the cent.
- 美国钱币的最低单位是分.
来自辞典例句