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chapter 音標拼音: [tʃ'æptɚ] n. 章,篇,重要章節 章,篇,重要章節 chapter段 chapter n 1: a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled; " he read a chapter every night before falling asleep" 2: any distinct period in history or in a person' s life; " the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"; " the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship" 3: a local branch of some fraternity or association; " he joined the Atlanta chapter" 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; " a chapter of disasters" Chapter \ Chap" ter\, n. [ OF. chapitre, F. chapitre, fr. L. capitulum, dim. of caput head, the chief person or thing, the principal division of a writing, chapter. See { Chief}, and cf, { Chapiter}.] 1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty chapters. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Eccl.) ( a) An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided over by the dean. ( b) A community of canons or canonesses. ( c) A bishop' s council. ( d) A business meeting of any religious community. [ 1913 Webster] 3. An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons. -- Robertson. [ 1913 Webster] 4. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders. [ 1913 Webster] 5. A chapter house. [ R.] -- Burrill. [ 1913 Webster] 6. A decretal epistle. -- Ayliffe. [ 1913 Webster] 7. A location or compartment. [ 1913 Webster] In his bosom! In what chapter of his bosom? -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] { Chapter head}, or { Chapter heading}, that which stands at the head of a chapter, as a title. { Chapter house}, a house or room where a chapter meets, esp. a cathedral chapter. { The chapter of accidents}, chance. -- Marryat. [ 1913 Webster]
Chapter \ Chap" ter\, v. t. 1. To divide into chapters, as a book. -- Fuller. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and verse. [ Obs.] -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] 88 Moby Thesaurus words for " chapter": Council of Nicaea, Council of Trent, Lateran Council, Vatican Council, affiliate, arm, article, back matter, basis, book, branch, branch office, burden, case, classis, clause, column, concern, conciliarism, conclave, conference, congregation, consistory, convention, convocation, diocesan conference, division, ecclesiastical council, ecumenical council, essence, fascicle, focus of attention, focus of interest, folio, front matter, gathering, gist, head, heading, installment, issue, living issue, livraison, local, lodge, main point, matter, matter in hand, meat, motif, motive, number, offshoot, organ, page, paragraph, parochial church council, parochial council, part, passage, phrase, plenary council, point, point at issue, point in question, post, presbytery, problem, question, rubric, section, sentence, serial, session, sheet, signature, subject, subject matter, subject of thought, substance, synod, text, theme, topic, verse, vestry, volume, wing |
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