chapter 音标拼音: [tʃ'æptɚ]
n . 章,篇,重要章节
章,篇,重要章节
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 .
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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 .
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3 .
An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of the Freemasons . --
Robertson .
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4 .
A meeting of certain organized societies or orders .
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5 .
A chapter house . [
R .] --
Burrill .
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6 .
A decretal epistle . --
Ayliffe .
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7 .
A location or compartment .
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In his bosom !
In what chapter of his bosom ? --
Shak .
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{
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 .
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Chapter \
Chap "
ter \,
v .
t .
1 .
To divide into chapters ,
as a book . --
Fuller .
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2 .
To correct ;
to bring to book ,
i .
e .,
to demand chapter and verse . [
Obs .] --
Dryden .
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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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