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.
双语例句
1. The synagogue provides members an opportunity to meet and develop friendship.
犹太教徒的聚会给其成员提供相互认识和建立友谊的机会.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. The only reason we leafleted on the Jewish New Year was because more people than usual go to the synagogue on that day.
我们在犹太新年派传单，纯粹是因为那天去犹太教堂的人比平日多。
来自柯林斯例句
3. In France, 2001, what makes someone set fire to a synagogue?
在法国2001年, 什么使人纵火烧犹太教堂?
来自电影对白
4. All the people in the synagogue were furious when they heard this.
28会堂里的人听见这话,都怒气满胸.
来自互联网
5. For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a synagogue.
