late 14c., from Old French comunion "community, communion" (12c.), from Latin communionem (nominative communio) "fellowship, mutual participation, a sharing," used in Late Latin ecclesiastical language for "participation in the sacrament," from communis (see common (adj.)). Used by Augustine, in belief that the word was derived from com- "with, together" + unus "oneness, union."
实用例句
1. Most villagers took communion only at Easter.
大部分村民只在复活节的时候领受圣餐。
来自柯林斯例句
2. He lived in close communion with nature.
他的生活与大自然亲密交融.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. Communion was celebrated by the Reverend John Harris.
圣餐仪式由约翰·哈里斯牧师主持.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. We had only limited communion with the natives.
