church
意味一覧 (2件)
教会
解説 Definition
教会はキリスト教の礼拝のために建てられた建物です。信者が集まって祈りを捧げたり、礼拝を行ったりする場所として機能します。地域コミュニティの中心として、結婚式や葬儀なども行われます。
A church is a building where Christians go to pray and worship. It can also mean the Christian organization or group connected to that religion. The word may refer to both the place and the religious community.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
church は、キリスト教の礼拝に使われる建物としての「教会」をまず押さえます。school や hospital と同じように場所を表す名詞で、a small church、an old stone church、at the church のように出ます。chapel は小さな礼拝堂、cathedral は大聖堂で、church は規模を問わない一般語です。建物を思い浮かべると、地図・町・結婚式の文脈でも理解しやすくなります。
Remember church as the building used for Christian worship. It works like a place noun, as in a small church, an old stone church, or at the church. Chapel is usually smaller, and cathedral is a large important church, but church is the general word.
例文
The old stone church in the village has stood for over three hundred years.
村の古い石造りの教会は300年以上も建ち続けている。
They got married in a small church surrounded by beautiful gardens.
彼らは美しい庭園に囲まれた小さな教会で結婚式を挙げた。
Every Sunday, the community gathers at the church for the morning service.
毎週日曜日、地域の人々は朝の礼拝のために教会に集まる。
礼拝
(意味 2)解説 Definition
church は、建物ではなくキリスト教の礼拝や礼拝式を指すことがあります。go to church や after church のように、日曜の礼拝に出席する場面でよく使われます。
Church can mean a Christian worship service, not only the building. In this use, it refers to the act of attending or taking part in worship, especially on Sunday. It is common in phrases like going to church or after church. The focus is on the religious service and the time of worship.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
church は「主の家」を表す古い語に由来し、礼拝が行われる場所、そこに集まる信徒の共同体、制度としての教会まで指します。go to church や attend church は「礼拝に行く」の典型表現です。cathedral は司教座のある大聖堂、chapel は小さな礼拝堂なので、church は日常的な礼拝の中心と覚えます。
Think of church as more than a building. In phrases like go to church, the word often means the worship service itself. When you hear after church, imagine the time after Sunday worship, not simply after leaving a church building.
例文
We go to church every Sunday morning.
私たちは毎週日曜の朝に礼拝に行きます。
She stayed to talk with friends after church.
彼女は礼拝のあとで友人たちと話すために残りました。
Many families come to church together on Easter.
多くの家族が復活祭に一緒に礼拝に来ます。
church の語源・成り立ち Etymology
church は古英語 cirice を経て、ギリシャ語 kyriakon「主の家」に由来し、kyri- は「主」を表します。Scots の kirk や Kyrie も同系で、church が単なる建物名ではなく、もとは「神のものとされた家」だったと見える語です。
Church comes from Old English cirice, from Greek kyriakon, meaning "the Lord's house." Related forms appear in Scots kirk and in Kyrie, from the same Greek root for "lord." The word first pointed to something belonging to the Lord, and then became the usual name for the Christian place of worship and community.
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