Excommunication is the name of the church punishment, or the state of already being outside. It is the noun that belongs to the verb excommunicate — not “to punish,” but the act and the condition. A bishop may threaten excommunication; a person may live under it.

Excommunication開除教籍 is是 the name of the church punishment教會懲罰的名稱, or或指 the state of already being outside已經被排除在外的狀態。It它 is是 the noun屬於動詞excommunicate的名詞 that belongs to the verb excommunicate那個動詞 — not不是指 “to punish,”「懲罰」這個動作本身 but而是 the act and the condition那個動作和那個狀態。A bishop主教 may threaten可能用...威脅人 excommunication開除教籍; a person一個人 may live under也可能活在 it這個狀態下。

In history it could sound like a weapon: if a pope used it against a king, people who believed they needed the church for their souls were genuinely afraid. The practice still exists in some church law, but you will hear the word more in news and textbooks than at the dinner table.

In history歷史上, it could sound like a weapon它可能像一種武器: if如果 a pope教宗 used it against a king拿它對付一位國王, people who believed相信…的人 they needed the church for their souls自己的靈魂需要教會 were genuinely afraid會真的感到害怕。The practice這個作法 still exists仍存在 in some church law在某些教會法裡, but但 you will hear the word你會聽到這個字 more in news and textbooks更常出現在新聞和教科書裡 than at the dinner table而不是在餐桌上的閒聊。

Some writers stretch it to mean being cut off from any group. Though actually that use is informal and a bit dramatic; the home meaning is church law.

Some writers有些作家 stretch it把這個字延伸使用 to mean意思是 being cut off from any group被排除在任何團體之外。Though actually不過其實, that use這種用法 is informal and a bit dramatic是非正式的、有點誇張, the home meaning原本的意思 is church law是教會法上的意思。