reformation
英[ref?'me??(?)n]
美[,r?f?'me??n]
- n. 革新；改善
詞態變化
復數:?reformations;
中文詞源
reformation 改進，變革
來自 reform,改革，改正。
英文詞源
- reformation (n.)
- "improvement, alteration for the better," late 14c., "restoration;" mid-15c., "improvement," from Old French reformacion and directly from Latin reformationem (nominative reformatio), noun of action from past participle stem of reformare (see reform (v.)). In reference to the European religious movement, it is attested by 1540s, borrowed from Luther. The movement began as a bid to reform doctrines and practices of the Church of Rome.
雙語例句
- 1. He devoted his energies to the reformation of science.
- 他致力于科學的革新。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. A drastic reformation of the present housing system has been carried out.
- 目前的住房制度正在徹底改革.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 3. The second part of Duffy's book is a detailed chronology of the Reformation.
- 達菲這本書中的第二部分按時間順序對宗教改革運動進行了詳細記錄。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. At the moment in every household, road and lane, people are discussing the reformation.
- 眼下家家戶戶, 街頭巷尾, 人們都在談論著改革運動.
來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》
- 5. The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.
- 直到宗教改革時期，教會會議的聲明在天主教會中都仍然只是法律上認可，而非事實上通行。
來自柯林斯例句