catechism

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity.
  2. A basic manual in some subject.
  3. A set of questions designed to determine knowledge.
    — ...the walls were covered with paper, whose original colour and pattern had long since merged in a dingy brown; over this were hung up some unframed drawings, and some shelves on which were ranged all the old school books, grammars, Pinnock's catechisms, and one or two French novels that had belonged to a former governess.

词形变化

catechisms plural categise alternative,archaic,pronunciation-spelling,rare

词汇关系

衍生词
catechismal
相关词
catechesis catechetical catechist catechistic catechize catechumen

词源

From Late Latin catechismus, from Ancient Greek *κατηχισμός (*katēkhismós), from κατηχίζω (katēkhízō, “to catechize”), a later extended form of κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to catechize, instruct, teach by word of mouth”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, resound”).
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