seminary

'seminәri

GRE

n. a private place of education for the young
n. a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis

n. 神学院, 发源地

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seminary 来自拉丁语 seminarium，其中 semin- 意为“种子”，后缀 -ary 表示“与…有关的”。可以联想到“种子”是培养知识和信仰的地方。

例句

1. The students at the seminary are preparing for their future careers as religious leaders.

这些神学院的学生正在为未来成为宗教领袖而准备。

2. She decided to attend a seminary to deepen her understanding of theology.

她决定去神学院学习，以加深对神学的理解。

3. Many famous theologians have graduated from this seminary.

许多著名的神学家毕业于这所神学院。