请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 schism
释义

schism

noun
/ˈskɪzəm/, /ˈsɪzəm/
/ˈskɪzəm/, /ˈsɪzəm/
[countable, uncountable] (formal)
jump to other results
  1. strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups
    • schism within something The disagreement eventually led to a schism within the Church.
    • schism between A and B the growing schism between the leadership and the ordinary party members
    • By 1914 the party was dangerously close to schism.
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French scisme, via ecclesiastical Latin from Greek skhisma ‘cleft’, from skhizein ‘to split’.
随便看

 

英语词典包含84843条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2025/3/10 14:45:23