Belonging to the Christian tradition that grew out of John Wesley (1703–1791), an English preacher; also a person in that tradition. In everyday use, *Wesleyan* and *Methodist* point at much the same group of churches, and many people treat them as the same word.

Belonging to the Christian tradition指的是屬於這個基督教傳統 that grew out of John Wesley (1703–1791)源自John Wesley（約翰・衛斯理，1703–1791）, an English preacher一位英國傳教士; also也可以指 a person in that tradition屬於這個傳統的人. In everyday use在日常用法裡, *Wesleyan* and *Methodist*『Wesleyan』和『Methodist』 point at much the same group of churches指的其實是差不多同一群教會, and而 many people很多人 treat them as the same word乾脆把這兩個詞當成同一個詞在用.

If you want to be careful: *Methodist* is the wide, ordinary name for the churches that came from Wesley's movement, while *Wesleyan* points more directly back to Wesley himself and to what he taught — so it turns up in the names of particular churches ("the Wesleyan Methodist Church"), in the names of schools and colleges founded by them, and in talk about their beliefs ("Wesleyan theology"). Some smaller churches that split off keep *Wesleyan* in their name to say "we are the ones who kept to Wesley".

If you want to be careful如果要講究一點: *Methodist*『Methodist』 is the wide, ordinary name是比較廣、比較普通的名稱 for the churches指從...發展出來的教會 that came from Wesley's movementWesley這個運動, while而 *Wesleyan*『Wesleyan』 points more directly back to Wesley himself則更直接指向Wesley本人 and to what he taught和他教導的內容 — so所以 it turns up in the names of particular churches它會出現在特定教會的名字裡 ("the Wesleyan Methodist Church")（『the Wesleyan Methodist Church』）, in the names of schools and colleges founded by them出現在他們創辦的學校和學院名字裡, and也 in talk about their beliefs出現在講他們教義的場合 ("Wesleyan theology")（『Wesleyan theology』）. Some smaller churches that split off有些後來分出去的小教會, keep *Wesleyan* in their name會把『Wesleyan』留在教會名字裡 to say等於是在說 "we are the ones who kept to Wesley"『我們才是堅守Wesley的那一派』.

Note that it is written with a capital W, because it comes from a person's name. Also note that in the United States several well-known universities carry the name — Wesleyan University, Ohio Wesleyan, Illinois Wesleyan — and most of them are now ordinary non-religious schools that simply keep the old name from the day they were founded. So when a young American says "I went to Wesleyan", they are usually telling you their school, not their religion.

Note that要注意的是, it它 is written with a capital W這個詞W要大寫, because因為 it comes from a person's name它來自一個人的名字. Also note也要注意, that in the United States在美國 several well-known universities carry the name有好幾所知名大學都用這個名字 — Wesleyan University, Ohio Wesleyan, Illinois WesleyanWesleyan University、Ohio Wesleyan、Illinois Wesleyan — and而且 most of them are now ordinary non-religious schools它們大多數現在都是一般的非宗教學校 that simply keep the old name只是沿用了舊名字 from the day they were founded從創校那天就有的. So所以 when a young American says "I went to Wesleyan,"當一個美國年輕人說『I went to Wesleyan』, they他們 are usually telling you their school通常是在告訴你他的學校, not their religion不是他的信仰.

The word is formal and fairly rare; ESL students are far more likely to need *Methodist*.

The word這個詞 is formal and fairly rare很正式，也相當少見; ESL students學英文的學生 are far more likely to need用到...的機會要大得多 *Methodist*『Methodist』.