| 单词 | chapter |
| 释义 | chapter n. 1. a main division of a book. 2. a period of time (in a person's life, a nation's history, etc.). 3. a series or sequence (a chapter of misfortunes). 4. a the canons of a cathedral or other religious community or knightly order. b a meeting of these. 5. an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings. 6. US a local branch of a society. Phrases and idioms chapter and verse an exact reference or authority. chapter house 1. a building used for the meetings of a chapter. 2. US the place where a college fraternity or sorority meets. Etymology: ME f. OF chapitre f. L capitulum dimin. of caput -itis head |
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