chapter

汉语翻译

n. 章, 篇, 重要章节
【计】 章; 段

英语解释

名词 chapter:

a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titledany distinct period in history or in a person's lifea local branch of some fraternity or associationan ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a churcha series of related events forming an episode

例句

The guy doesn't make the girl until the last chapter.直到最後一章那个男子才和那个姑娘发生了性关系。Half-way through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in.这一章我看到一半才意识到我根本没看懂。One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in chapter 6.书中最有趣的情节是在第6章。For further particulars, please refer to Chapter Ten.详情请看第10章。The opening chapter gives a general overview of the subject.开篇第一章是对主题的概述。I had nearly finished chapter 8.我就要把第8章看完了。

详细解释

chap.ter

n.Abbr. chap.,ch.,c.,C.（名词）缩写 chap.,ch.,c.,C.
One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.
章，回，篇：一部相对较长作品的一个主要部分，如通常标有页数和标题的书的
A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person`s life:
时期：如历史上或个人生活上的一个重要时期或系列事件：
例句：
Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America`s exploration of the West.
汽船旅行为开发美国西部翻开了新篇章

A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity:
地方分会：地方组织的一支，如俱乐部或联谊会：
例句：
The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.
芝加哥支部今年正招收新会员

Ecclesiastical
【基督教会】
An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.
教会全体教士大会：大教堂的全体教士大会或一宗教社区的成员大会
The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.
教会全体成员：教堂的全体教士或宗教社区的全体成员
A short Scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.
圣经章节：在一些教堂仪式中唱完赞美诗后所读的《圣经》片断

来源：
Middle English chaptre
中古英语 chaptre
variant of chapitre [chapter, chapiter]
chapitre的变体 [篇，柱头]
from Old French
源自 古法语
alteration of chapitle
chapitle的变化
from Latin capitulum [diminutive of] caput [head] * see kaput-
源自 拉丁语 capitulum [] caput的小后缀 [头] *参见 kaput-