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单词 chapter
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chapter /chapˈtər/

noun
  1. A main division of a book, or of any written work
  2. A subject or category generally
  3. A period in history, of a person's life, etc
  4. A numbered division of the Acts of Parliament of a session
  5. An assembly of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church, or the members of a religious or military order (from the custom of reading a chapter of the rule or of the Bible)
  6. The members of any of these collectively
  7. An organized branch of a society, club or fraternity
  8. A Roman numeral on a clock or watch face
  9. A chapiter (Spenser)
transitive verb
  1. To put or divide into chapters
  2. To take to task
ORIGIN: OFr chapitre, from L capitulum, dimin of caput the head

chapter eleven noun

The chapter of the US Federal Bankruptcy Act that sets out conditions under which a company may declare a temporary state of bankruptcy (chapter-elevˈen bankruptcy) with the intention of continuing as a going concern after it has been reorganized and its creditors have been paid

chapˈterhouse noun

  1. A building used for meetings of the chapter of a cathedral or church
  2. The meeting place of a society or college fraternity (esp US)

chapter and verse

Exact reference to, or a complete specification of, the source or sources of one's information

chapter of accidents see under accident

to the end of the chapter

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