ca.the.dral

cathedral的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [kəˈθi:drəl]
KK音标发音： [kəˈθidrəl]

cathedral的词性：
n.Abbr. cath（名词）缩写 cath

1. The principal church of a bishop's diocese, containing the episcopal throne.
总教堂：主教管区内的大教堂，设有主教座位

2. A large, important church.
重要的大教堂

3. Something that resembles a cathedral, as in grandeur or authority.
类似大教堂的东西：在规模或权威上类似教堂的某物

cathedral的词性：
adj.（形容词）

4. Of, relating to, or containing a bishop's throne:
主教座位的：主教座位的、与主教座位有关的或设有主教座位的：

a cathedral church.
一个设立主教座位的教堂

5. Relating to or issuing from a chair of office or authority; authoritative.
权威的：与办公室或权威职位有关或由其签发的；权威性的

6. Of, relating to, or resembling a cathedral:
教堂的：教堂的、有关教堂的或象教堂的：

tall trees whose branches met to form cathedral arches over the path.
枝叶交织在道路上方形成了类似教堂穹顶的高大树木

cathedral的词源：

7. Short for cathedral church
cathedral church的简写

8. from Middle English cathedral [of a diocese]
源自 中古英语 cathedral [管区的]

9. from Old French
源自 古法语

10. from Medieval Latin cathedr3lis [of a bishop's see]
源自 中世纪拉丁语 cathedr3lis [主教地位的]

11. from Latin cathedra [chair] * see cathedra
源自 拉丁语 cathedra [椅子] *参见 cathedra