homilies是什么意思？

homilies

• n. （长篇）说教( homily的名词复数 )，讲道，宣道；

例句

• He was a philosopher, full of little sayings and homilies about the ways of the world. 他是哲学家, 满口关于处世的要言妙道.
• The Clementine Homilies, an early Christian document, also taught many incarnations of Jesus. 一份早期基督教文件《克莱门汀布道》也提到耶稣多次再生.
• He will deliver homilies on the street at the drop of a hat. 他很乐意到街上去布道.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  责诘;说教;训诫
  A homily is a speech or piece of writing in which someone complains about the state of something or tells people how they ought to behave.
  例句
  ...a receptive audience for his homily on moral values. 乐于倾听他关于道德价值观的说教的观众