homily
/ˈhɒməli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈhɑːməli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhä-mə-lē/ (ame, mw)
homily — 名詞
- homilysingular
- homiliesplural
1. a long talk, often felt to be boring, that tells people what is morally right an
說教；訓誡
勸人如何做人的長篇道德訓話
a long talk, often felt to be boring, that tells people what is morally right and how they ought to behave; can also be a written text doing the same.
Tamar's father gave the teenagers a homily about turning off their phones at dinner.
Tamar 的父親對青少年們發表一番訓誡，要他們吃飯時把手機關掉。
give someone a homily about [behaviour]
The newspaper printed a long homily on the duty of parents to read with their children.
報紙刊登了一篇長篇說教，談父母陪孩子讀書的責任。
a homily on [moral duty]
Christopher rolled his eyes whenever his grandmother launched into a homily about respecting elders.
每次祖母開始說教要尊敬長輩時，Christopher 都翻白眼。
Coach Otis ended every practice with a short homily on hard work and fair play.
Otis 教練每次練習結束都會講一段關於努力與公平的簡短訓話。
Students groaned when the principal delivered yet another homily about keeping the school tidy.
校長又一次發表保持校園整潔的說教時，學生們都哀號了起來。
- lecture
more general; can cover any subject, not just morals
- sermon
stronger religious overtone; often longer and more formal
- moralizing
emphasises the preachy, unwelcome tone
文法句型
deliver a homily on [topic]
homily about [behaviour]
用法筆記
Often used with a slightly negative tone — the speaker finds the moral advice unwanted, repetitive, or preachy. Common verbs: deliver, give, launch into.
常見錯誤
2. a short talk given by a priest or minister during a religious service, usually e
證道；短講道
彌撒中神父解釋聖經的簡短講道
a short talk given by a priest or minister during a religious service, usually explaining a passage from the Bible.
Father Mert preached a homily on forgiveness at the Sunday morning Mass.
Mert 神父在週日早晨彌撒中發表了一篇關於寬恕的證道。
preach a homily on [religious topic]
Haruto found the priest's homily about kindness moving and wrote it down afterwards.
Haruto 覺得神父關於善心的證道很感人，事後還把內容寫了下來。
a homily about [virtue]
Gabriela attended the funeral and listened quietly to the bishop's short homily for her uncle.
Gabriela 參加喪禮，靜靜地聽主教為她舅舅所做的簡短證道。
The deacon read the Gospel and then delivered a brief homily on loving one's neighbour.
執事先誦讀福音，接著發表一段關於愛鄰人的簡短證道。
文法句型
preach a homily
homily on [Bible passage]
用法筆記
Distinguish from sense 1: a church homily is given inside a religious service (especially Catholic or Anglican Mass), is usually shorter than a full sermon, and is rarely described negatively. Subject is almost always a priest, deacon, or bishop.