baptism

baptism

英 ['bæptɪz(ə)m]
　　美 ['bæptɪzəm]

n. 洗禮；嚴峻考驗

中文詞源：

baptism 洗禮

來自詞根bapt, 浸。指一種基督教或其它宗教的重要儀式。見baptism of fire, 戰火洗禮。

例句：

1. All the family attended the baptism of the first grandchild.
傢庭所有成員都參加瞭第一個孫子的洗禮儀式.

2. The Christian ceremony of baptism is a symbolic act.
基督教的洗禮儀式是一種象征性的做法.

3. That was my baptism into weather wisdom.
那是我第一次預測天氣.

4. It was Mark's first introduction to royal duties and he came through his baptism of fire unscathed.
這是馬克第一次承擔皇室的工作，但他經受住瞭嚴峻的考驗。

5. Baptism is one of the sacraments in the Christian Church.
洗禮是基督教會的聖事之一.