synagogue: [12] A synagogue is etymologically an ‘assembly’. The word comes via Old French sinagoge and late Latin synagōga from Greek sunagōgé ‘meeting, assembly’. This was a derivative of sunágein ‘bring together’, hence ‘assemble’, a compound verb formed from the prefix sun- ‘together’ and ágein ‘lead, drive’. Its specific application to an assembly for Jewish worship was introduced by early Greek translators of the Old Testament. => act, agent
synagogue (n.)
late 12c., "the regular public worship of the Jews," also the building in which this is done, from Old French sinagoge "synagogue, mosque, pagan temple" (11c., Modern French synagogue), from Late Latin synagoga "congregation of Jews," from Greek synagoge "place of assembly, synagogue; meeting, assembly," literally "a bringing together," from synagein "to gather, bring together, assemble," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + agein "bring, lead" (see act (v.)).
Used by Greek translators of the Old Testament as a loan-translation of late Hebrew keneseth "assembly" (as in beth keneseth "synagogue," literally "house of assembly;" compare Knesset). Related: Synagogical; synagogal.
雙語例句
1. The synagogue provides members an opportunity to meet and develop friendship.
猶太教徒的聚會給其成員提供相互認識和建立友誼的機會.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. The only reason we leafleted on the Jewish New Year was because more people than usual go to the synagogue on that day.
我們在猶太新年派傳單，純粹是因為那天去猶太教堂的人比平日多。
來自柯林斯例句
3. In France, 2001, what makes someone set fire to a synagogue?
在法國2001年, 什么使人縱火燒猶太教堂?
來自電影對白
4. All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
28會堂里的人聽見這話,都怒氣滿胸.
來自互聯網
5. For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.