catechize

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈkatɪˌkaɪz/    美 /ˈkætɪˌkaɪz/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To give oral instruction, especially of religion; (specifically) by the formal question-and-answer method; in the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, to teach the catechism as preparation for confirmation. transitive
  2. To question at length. transitive
    — She promised herself to ascertain thoroughly, after they should be comfortably settled in the ship, the animus with which the book was to be written. She was a very good sailor and she liked to talk at sea; there her husband would not be able to escape from her, and she foresaw the manner in which she should catechise him.

词形变化

catechizes present,singular,third-person catechizing participle,present catechized participle,past catechized past catechise alternative,UK

词汇关系

衍生词
catechizable catechization catechizer uncatechized

词源

Derived from Latin catēchizāre, from Ancient Greek κατηχίζω (katēkhízō), from κατηχέω (katēkhéō, “to teach (orally)”), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἠχέω (ēkhéō, “to sound, to resound”).
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