• n. 羅馬教廷；梵蒂岡

來自拉丁語mons Vaticanus,羅馬山，教皇所在之地，詞源同vatic,預言的。

Vatican

1550s, from Latin mons Vaticanus, Roman hill on which Papal palace stands. Said to be an Etruscan loan-word, not related to vates "sooth-sayer."

1. The president had an audience with the Pope in the Vatican.

總統在梵蒂岡謁見了教皇。

來自柯林斯例句

2. The Vatican's teaching on abortion is clear: it is a sin.

羅馬教廷對墮胎的教義非常清楚：這是罪過。

來自柯林斯例句

3. Mexico is a secular state and does not have diplomatic relations with the Vatican.

墨西哥是個世俗國家，和梵蒂岡沒有外交關系。

來自柯林斯例句

4. The Vatican successfully mediated in a territorial dispute between Argentina and Chile in 1984.

梵蒂岡成功地調解了1984年阿根廷與智利之間的領土爭端。

來自柯林斯例句

5. Normally the Vatican does not intervene in the internal affairs of religious orders except in cases of disputed elections.

除非涉及一些有爭議的選舉，羅馬教廷一般不會干預各教派的內部事務。

來自柯林斯例句