secular

英 [ˈsekjələ(r)]

美 [ˈsekjələr]

adj.  现世的; 世俗的; 非宗教的; 教区的; 在俗的
n.  牧师; [宗]俗僧; 俗人; 〈美〉（黑人中间流行的）俗歌

复数：seculars　

考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.5841 / COCA.4219

牛津词典

adj.

• 现世的；世俗的；非宗教的
  not connected with spiritual or religious matters
  1. secular music
     世俗音乐
  2. Ours is a secular society.
     我们的社会是个世俗社会。
• 教区的；在俗的
  living among ordinary people rather than in a religious community

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 世俗的;现世的;非宗教的
  You usesecularto describe things that have no connection with religion.
  1. He spoke about preserving the country as a secular state.
     他谈及了保持该国世俗化的问题。
  2. ...secular and religious education.
     世俗教育和宗教教育

英英释义

noun

• someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person
  Synonym:laymanlayperson

adj

• of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows
  1. the secular clergy
• not concerned with or devoted to religion
  1. sacred and profane music
  2. secular drama
  3. secular architecture
  4. children being brought up in an entirely profane environment
  Synonym:profane
• characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy
  1. set his collar in laic rather than clerical position
  2. the lay ministry
  Synonym:laiclay
• characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world
  1. worldly goods and advancement
  2. temporal possessions of the church
  Synonym:worldlytemporal
• of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations

双语例句

• These three concerns secular stagnation and deflation, slow underlying economic growth and rising inequality are real.
  这三个令人担忧的问题&长期停滞和通缩，缓慢的经济潜在增长以及不平等的扩大，都是确实存在的。
• This decline in potential growth leads directly to the debate about the savings glut and secular stagnation.
  这种潜在增长率的下降直接引发了关于储蓄过剩和长期停滞的争论。
• Tess of the reasons for the tragedy but also in secular bias and moral hypocrisy of the religious persecution.
  苔丝悲剧的原因也表现在世俗道德偏见的作弄以及伪善的宗教迫害。
• Academic power in early medieval universities gradually developed in the extrusion of the church, secular society.
  早期中世纪大学的学术权力是在教会和世俗社会的挤压中逐步发展起来的。
• The American greeting card and decoration industries encourage the celebration of both religious and secular holidays.
  美国的节日贺卡和装饰业增添了宗教节日和习俗节日的欢乐气氛。
• The country is governed by secular and religious leaders and governing bodies.
  整个国家由一个长期的信教领导人和政治体制所统治。
• Cardinal Daly has said that churches should not be used for profane or secular purposes.
  戴利主教已经说过，教堂不应该用于非宗教或世俗的目的。
• After leaving her husband Annie Besant completely rejected Christianity and in1874 joined the Secular Society.
  离职后她的丈夫安妮贝赞特完全拒绝了基督教和于1874年加入了世俗社会。
• We are not believers in the more extreme interpretations of secular stagnation or deflation.
  我们并非长期停滞或通缩等更极端解读的信徒。
• It is approached as if it was a secular, political and diplomatic matter.
  这是由于接近如果这是一个世俗的，政治和外交问题。