adj. 1.现世的；此世的；尘世的；俗界的；世俗的；非宗教(性)的。 2.【天主教】修道院外的。 3.一世纪一次的；一代一次的。 4.长期的；长久的；不朽的；〔诗〕古老的。 短语和例子 secular affairs 俗事；世事。 secular education 普通教育〔与宗教教育相对〕。 the secular acceleration 【天文学】长期加速度。 secular arm [power] 俗权。 a secular equation 【数学】特征方程。 a secular change 缓慢变化。 secular depression 【地质学；地理学】缓慢下降。 secular fame 不朽的名声。 the secular bird 不死鸟 (＝phoenix)。 the secular oaks 古老的橡树。 a secular phenomenon 百年一度的奇异现象。 n. 1.【宗教】俗僧；教区牧师；俗人。 2.〔美国〕(黑人中间流行的)俗歌 (opp. spiritual)。 n. -ism 现世主义；世俗论；宗教与教育分离论。 n. -ist 世俗论者；宗教与教育分离论者。
of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows; "the secular clergy"
not concerned with or devoted to religion; "sacred and profane music"; "secular drama"; "secular architecture", "children being brought up in an entirely profane environment" 同义词：profane,
characteristic of or devoted to the temporal world as opposed to the spiritual world; "worldly goods and advancement"; "temporal possessions of the church" 同义词：worldly, temporal,
of or relating to the doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy; "set his collar in laic rather than clerical position"; "the lay ministry" 同义词：laic, lay,
someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person 同义词：layman, layperson,
例句与用法
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Secular music was flatly prohibited . 世俗音乐是绝对禁止的。
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Secular disequilibrium of uranium can lead to erroneous results . 铀的永久不平衡会导致错误的结果。
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We live in a secular age, and i'm a product of it . 我们生活在一个非宗教的时代，我是这个时代的产物。
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Some of these secular priests were ignorant, bumptious . 那些俗里俗气的神父中有些人一窍不通，自以为是。
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The church has no part in what secular arm may see fit to do . 至于世俗的权力采取什么适当措施，这与教会毫不相干。
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This is the tone of the eighteenth century in new england, relaxed and secular . 这便是十八世纪新英格兰作品的语调，轻松而不避尘俗。
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A significant secular increase has occurred in particulate pollution over the north atlantic . 在北大西洋上粒子的污染明显地逐年增加。
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The east, abandoning its secular magnificence was descending into a valley . 这就是东方，失去了世世代代享有的荣华，落入了一条深谷的东方。
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Studying secular trends permits us to project past patterns, or trends, into the future . 研究长期趋势，能够根据事物过去的发展和趋势，估计未来的情况。
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For the first time and the last time the league of nations seemed to have at its disposal a secular arm . 国际联盟似乎第一次也是最后一次操有一种永久性的武器。
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