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An Anglican is a Christian in the Church of England, or in a sister church of the same family. In the United States that family is often called Episcopal; in Taiwan it is 聖公會.
An Anglican聖公會教徒 is是 a Christian一個基督徒 in the Church of England屬於英國國教會,or in a sister church of the same family或是同一個系統裡的姊妹教會。In the United States在美國 that family is often called Episcopal這個系統常被稱作Episcopal(聖公會);in Taiwan在台灣 it is它就叫 聖公會。
The Church of England broke from the Pope in Rome in the 1500s, in Henry VIII's time, but it kept bishops and a lot of older church shape, so it can look quite Catholic in one parish and quite plain-Protestant in the next.
The Church of England英國國教會 broke from the Pope in Rome在1500年代脫離了羅馬的教宗,in Henry VIII's time那正是亨利八世的時代,but it kept bishops and a lot of older church shape但保留了主教制度和很多舊有的教會樣貌,so it can look quite Catholic in one parish所以在某個教區看起來很像天主教,and quite plain-Protestant in the next換一個教區又很像樸素的新教。
The word can name the person (She is an Anglican) or describe the church (an Anglican priest). It is a calm, slightly formal church word.
The word這個字 can name the person可以用來指人(She is an Anglican她是一位聖公會教徒),or describe the church也可以用來形容教會(an Anglican priest一位聖公會的神父)。It is它是 a calm, slightly formal church word一個平靜、稍微正式的教會用語。
Though actually, it does not mean 'English person': plenty of English people are not Anglican, and Anglicans live in many countries.
Though actually不過其實,it does not mean 'English person'它不是指「英國人」:plenty of English people are not Anglican很多英國人並不是聖公會教徒,and Anglicans live in many countries聖公會教徒也住在很多不同的國家。
組成From Medieval Latin Anglicānus: anglicus ('English') + -ānus ('-an', making an adjective). First 'English', then the English church.
同家族的字
- Englishfrom the same Latin anglicus, meaning English
- Anglicanismthe faith; Anglican is the person or the adjective
- anglicizesame Latin Anglicus: to make something English
原始詞典資料3 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
Anglicanadj/ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.kən/
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Relating to the Church of England, or one of several related churches, such as those in the Anglican Communion.
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archaicEnglish.
Anglicannoun/ˈæŋ.ɡlɪ.kən/
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A member of an Anglican Church.
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。