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chapter

英 ['tʃæptə] 美['tʃæptɚ]
  • n. 章,回;(俱乐部、协会等的)分会;人生或历史上的重要时期
  • vt. 把…分成章节

英英释意


1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled;
"he read a chapter every night before falling asleep"
2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life;
"the industrial revolution opened a new chapter in British history"
"the divorce was an ugly chapter in their relationship"
3. a local branch of some fraternity or association;
"he joined the Atlanta chapter"
4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
5. a series of related events forming an episode;
"a chapter of disasters"