schism

英 [ˈskɪzəm]

美 [ˈskɪzəm]

n.  分裂; 宗派活动; (尤指)教会分裂

复数：schisms　

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BNC.20583 / COCA.17948

牛津词典

noun

• 分裂；宗派活动；（尤指）教会分裂
  strong disagreement within an organization, especially a religious one, that makes its members divide into separate groups

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR (由于思想、信仰不同造成的)分裂，分离
  When there is aschism, a group or organization divides into two groups as a result of differences in thinking and beliefs.
  1. ...the great schism which divided the Christian world in the 11th century...
     11 世纪划分基督教世界的大规模教会分裂
  2. The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
     教会似乎处于分裂的边缘。

英英释义

noun

• division of a group into opposing factions
  1. another schism like that and they will wind up in bankruptcy
  Synonym:split
• the formal separation of a church into two churches or the withdrawal of one group over doctrinal differences

双语例句

• The Great Schism splits the Catholic and Orthodox churches. Both sides declare the other one excommunicated and heretic.
  巨大裂痕产生在天主教和东正教之间。双方都将对方逐出教会宣布为异教徒。
• Schism. Splits your mind into two independently functional parts.
  心智分裂：你的头脑分裂成两个独立运作的部分。
• Accordingly, amalgamative and the schism of insurance company, general won't bring to insurant damage.
  因此，保险公司的分立、合并一般不会给被保险人带来损害。
• The schism that produced competitive health care professions, primarily traditional medicine, osteopathy and chiropractic shattered and scattered fundamental principles for the relief of pain.
  分裂，产生竞争医护专业，主要是传统医学，骨疗法和按摩疗法破碎和分散的基本原则用于减轻疼痛。
• We are much too apt to look at schism in our church as an unmitigated evil.
  我们太容易把自己教会中的分立看成是十恶不赦的。
• The church seems to be on the brink of schism.
  教会似乎处于分裂的边缘。
• Our country "insurance law" regulation, run the insurance company that has life-insurance business, divide schism, amalgamative outside, must not disband.
  我国《保险法》规定，经营有人寿保险业务的保险公司，除分立、合并外，不得解散。
• The schism between science and the humanities has, if anything, deepened in this century.
  本世纪，科学与人文之间的分裂加剧了。
• The decline of the Middle Ages resulted from the breakdown of medieval national governments, the great papal schism, the critique of medieval theology and philosophy, and economic and population collapse brought on by famine and disease.
  中世纪的衰落源自中世纪民族政府的衰亡，天主教教会的大分裂，中世纪神学和哲学的争辩，以及因饥荒和疾病带来的人口和经济的崩溃。
• John Paul II stated that an end to the Great Schism was one of his fondest wishes.
  若望·保禄二世说，结束宗派分裂，是他最大的心愿之一。