excommunicate
/ˌekskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (bre, ipa) · [ˌɛkskəmjˈunəkˌet] /ˌekskəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/ (ame, ipa) · [ˌɛkskəmjˈunəkˌet] /ˌek-skə-ˈmyü-nə-ˌkāt How to pronounce excommunicate (audio)/ (ame, mw)
excommunicate — 動詞
- excommunicatepresent simple I / you / we / they
- excommunicateshe / she / it
- excommunicatedpast simple
- excommunicating-ing form
1. to formally remove someone from church membership, often in the Catholic traditi
開除教籍
正式取消某人的教會成員身分
to formally remove someone from church membership, often in the Catholic tradition, so the person can no longer receive communion or belong to the worshipping community.
The bishop excommunicated Lucas after he publicly rejected core church teaching.
Lucas 公開反對核心教義後，主教開除他的教籍。
excommunicate somebody after open disobedience
In 1521, the pope excommunicated Martin Luther and his followers.
1521 年，教宗開除 Martin Luther 和其追隨者的教籍。
The council voted to excommunicate Diego for leading a breakaway group.
議會表決要因 Diego 領導分裂團體而開除他的教籍。
Some believers feared the church would excommunicate Noa for heresy.
有些信徒擔心教會會因異端罪名而開除 Noa 的教籍。
A medieval bishop could excommunicate a ruler who defied church law.
在中世紀，主教可以開除違抗教會法的統治者的教籍。
文法句型
excommunicate somebody
be excommunicated for [reason]
be excommunicated from [church community]
用法筆記
Used almost only for formal church punishment, not for ordinary schools, clubs, or workplaces. It often appears in the passive when the focus is on the punished person rather than the church authority.
常見錯誤
excommunicate — 形容詞
- excommunicatepositive
- more excommunicatecomparative
- most excommunicatesuperlative
1. having been removed by a church from full membership and from the right to recei
被開除教籍
已遭教會正式取消成員身分
having been removed by a church from full membership and from the right to receive communion.
The excommunicated priest was barred from saying Mass in public.
那名被開除教籍的神父不得公開主持彌撒。
attributive use: excommunicated priest
For ten years, Amani remained excommunicated and could not receive communion.
十年來，Amani 一直被開除教籍，不能領聖餐。
linking verb pattern: remain excommunicated
The novel follows an excommunicated monk living alone outside the city.
那本小說描寫一名被開除教籍、獨自住在城外的修士。
After the ruling changed, the excommunicated members were welcomed back.
裁決改變後，那些被開除教籍的成員獲准回歸。
Maeve wrote about an excommunicated queen in her history essay.
Maeve 在歷史報告裡寫到一位被開除教籍的女王。
- readmitted
allowed back into church membership after exclusion
- reinstated
restored to membership or standing after removal
文法句型
an excommunicated priest
remain excommunicated
be excommunicated for [reason]
用法筆記
This adjective describes a person's official religious status after the church has acted against them. It is much more likely in historical writing, church news, or formal discussion than in ordinary conversation.