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    Christianity is the religion based on the life and beliefs of Jesus Christ. It is one of the large world religions, and it includes many churches: Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and others. People who follow it are Christians. The English word names the whole religion, not one church.

    Christianity Christianity is the religion based on the life and beliefs of Jesus Christ是以耶穌基督的生平和信仰為基礎的宗教。It它 is one of the large world religions是世界主要宗教之一,and而且 it includes many churches包含許多教派:Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant, and others天主教、東正教、新教、和其他教派。People who follow it信這個宗教的人 are Christians叫做Christians(基督徒)。The English word這個英文字 names the whole religion, not one church指的是整個宗教,不是單一教派。

    You use it in school, news, and serious talk about belief.

    You use it你會用到這個字 in school, news, and serious talk about belief在學校、新聞、和嚴肅談論信仰的場合裡。

    Though actually, this is where Taiwan Chinese can : in everyday talk here, 基督教 often means Protestant churches only, while 天主教 is Catholic. English Christianity covers all of those together.

    Though actually不過其實,this is where Taiwan Chinese can mislead台灣中文在這裡容易誤導:in everyday talk here在這裡日常說法中,基督教 often means Protestant churches only基督教常常只指新教,while而 天主教 is Catholic天主教才是Catholic。English Christianity英文的Christianity covers all of those together把這些全部包含在一起。

    If you hook the English word only to 基督教 with no note, you may think Catholics sit outside it. They do not.

    If you hook the English word only to 基督教 with no note如果你把這個英文字只掛在基督教上、沒有加註,you may think Catholics sit outside it你可能會以為天主教不算在裡面。They do not其實不是這樣,天主教也算在內。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現, 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成Christian + -ity(一種體系、一種狀態)。中古英語借自古法語,再來自拉丁語 Chrīstiānitās;更早是希臘語 Χριστός(Christ,「受膏者」)+ 拉丁語 -anus(屬於)再加 -ity。近代英語改拼,好更靠近拉丁寫法。

同家族的字

  • Christian信這個宗教的人;也當形容詞
  • Christ宗教名所從來的那一位

原始詞典資料4 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。

Christianityname/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/

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    An Abrahamic religion originating from the community of the followers of Jesus Christ.

    • By some paradoxical evolution rancour and intolerance have been established in the vanguard of primitive Christianity. Mrs. Spoker, in common with many of the stricter disciples of righteousness, was as inclement in demeanour as she was cadaverous in aspect.
    • As a result, Christianity developed as a separate religion from Judaism.
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    Protestantism (in contrast to Catholicism)

Christianityname/ˌkɹɪstiˈænɪti/

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    Christendom, the Christian world

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。