adj.(形容词)

1. 天主教的，指罗马天主教会的
2. 普遍的，广泛的
3. 宽宏大量的，宽容的
4. 包容一切的， 统括一切的，包罗万象的
5. 全体基督教徒的
6. 基督教会的
7. 旧教的
8. 一般的
9. 正教的

n.(名词)

1. 天主教徒（指天主教会的会员）
2. 旧教徒，旧教信奉者
3. 天主教

adj.(形容词)

1. 天主教的 of the Roman Catholic Church

n.(名词)

1. [C]天主教徒 a member of the Roman Catholic Church

Noun:

1. a member of a Catholic church

Adjective:

1. of or relating to or supporting Catholicism;

   "the Catholic Church"
   

2. free from provincial prejudices or attachments;

   "Catholic in one's tastes"
   

1.不动感情的；不带偏见的
Someone who isdispassionate is calm and reasonable, and not affected by emotions.

e.g. We, as prosecutors, try to bedispassionate about the cases we bring...
作为检察官，我们对经手的案件会尽力做到不偏不倚。
e.g. He spoke in the flat,dispassionate tone of a lecturer.
他以一个讲师般平板、不动感情的口吻说话。

dispassionately
He sets out the facts coolly and dispassionately.
他冷静、客观地摆出了事实。

1. 不带感情的, 无偏见的：- speculative 推测性的 | -dispassionate 不带感情的, 无偏见的 | - denial 否定

2. 平心静气的平心静气的：disparity 差异 |dispassionate 平心静气的平心静气的 | dispatch 调度

3. 冷静的：dispassion 冷静 |dispassionate 冷静的 |dispassionately 不动感情地

4. 平心静气的：deterioration 变坏,恶化;退化 |dispassionate 平心静气的 | dissemination 散布,传播

to have Catholic tastes (= to like many different things)

爱好广泛的

a Catholic church

天主教教堂

Are they Catholic or Protestant?

他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？

...the Catholic Church.

天主教教堂

...Catholic priests.

天主教神父

At least nine out of ten Mexicans are baptised Catholics.

墨西哥人至少有9/10是受洗的天主教徒。

He was a man of Catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.

他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。

In 1911, he was received into the Catholic church.

1911年, 他被接纳进了天主教会.

She was a devoutly Catholic.

她是一个虔诚地天主教徒.

As a young person he had more Catholic tastes than he does now.

他在年轻时兴趣比现在广泛得多.

She is a devout Roman Catholic.

她是虔诚的天主教徒.

He was baptized a Roman Catholic.

他受洗成为天主教教徒.

The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.

教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖.

Are they Catholic or Protestant?

他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？

It presented in satirical terms points made in earnest by Catholic writers.

它用讽刺的语言呈现了天主教作家郑重其事表明的观点。

Last weekend the Roman Catholic Church in Scotland held a conference, attended by 450 delegates.

上周末，苏格兰的天主教会举行了一次会议，450名代表与会。

Mr Thomas was taught by the Catholic nuns whose school he attended.

托马斯先生是在天主教修女创办的学校接受的教育。

He had trained to be a Catholic priest.

他受训成为了一名天主教神父。

The Synod's declarations prevailed de jure but not de facto in the Roman Catholic Church down to the Reformation era.

直到宗教改革时期，教会会议的声明在天主教会中都仍然只是法律上认可，而非事实上通行。

A new Catholic bishop was installed in Galway yesterday.

昨天在戈尔韦任命了一位新的天主教主教。

He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1982.

他于1982年被任命为天主教司铎。

He was a man of Catholic tastes, a lover of grand opera, history and the fine arts.

他这个人兴趣广泛，大歌剧、历史、美术，无所不好。

He was a recent Catholic convert, and very zealous.

他最近才皈依天主教，是一名狂热的信徒。

Her strong Catholic beliefs made abortion unthinkable.

笃信天主教让她完全无法接受堕胎。

Cuba was one of the least Catholic of the Latin countries.

古巴是拉丁语系国家中天主教化程度最小的国家之一。

She calls herself a lapsed Catholic.

她称自己已不再信仰天主教。

Like her, Maria was a Roman Catholic.

和她一样，玛丽亚也是天主教徒。

Devlin was reconciled with the Catholic Church in his last few days.

德夫林在生命的最后几天与天主教会达成和解。

The Catholic Church has played a prominent role throughout Polish history.

天主教会在整个波兰历史上曾发挥过举足轻重的作用。

用作定语～+ n.

1. Ordinary Roman Catholic priests are not members of the regular clergy, but monks are.
   一般罗马天主教神父不是教团成员,但修道士则是。
2. He hated the Roman Catholic Church.
   他憎恨罗马天主教。
3. The Pope is the supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
   教皇是罗马天主教的最高领袖。
4. His book was banned by the Catholic Church until 1835.
   在1835年之前他的书一直为天主教会所查禁。
5. There his weekly broadcasts were aired from the 1920s until he was silenced by the hierarchy of the Roman Catholic Church.
   自二十世纪二十年代起他每周广播，直到被罗马教廷的等级制度禁止。

用作表语S+be+～

1. Are they Catholic or Protestant?
   他们是天主教徒还是新教徒？

1. She is a devout Roman Catholic.
   她是虔诚的天主教徒。
2. There are forty-eight million Catholics in America.
   美国有4800万天主教徒。

～+名词

• Catholic%20Church">the Catholic Church天主教会
• Catholic%20school">Catholic school天主教会学校

• The Lord Protector is noted as a man of a Catholic spirit, desirous of the unity and peace of all the servants of Christ.

  出自：R. Baxter