synagogue

synagogue — noun

1. a building or room where a Jewish community meets for prayer, religious study, a

1.名詞B1
釋義

a building or room where a Jewish community meets for prayer, religious study, and social events

例句

The synagogue on Elm Street was built in 1925 and still holds weekly services.

synagogue + verb: holds services

Every Saturday morning, the Goldberg family walks to their local synagogue.

possessive + synagogue; local synagogue

同義詞
  • temple

    used by some Reform and Conservative Jewish congregations, but also refers to non-Jewish places of worship

  • shul

    informal Yiddish-derived term used within Jewish communities

  • bet knesset

    Hebrew term meaning 'house of assembly'; formal and religious in tone

文法句型

synagogue + verb

at/in/to the synagogue

possessive + synagogue

用法筆記

Often used with a definite article (the synagogue) or a possessive (our synagogue, their synagogue). The phrase 'go to synagogue' drops the article, similar to 'go to church' or 'go to school'.

常見錯誤

❌Muslims pray at a synagogue.
✅Jews pray at a synagogue, while Muslims pray at a mosque.
💡synagogue refers specifically to a Jewish place of worship, not any religious building.
❌I visited the synagogue to see Buddhist statues.
✅I visited the temple to see Buddhist statues.
💡Buddhist places of worship are called temples, not synagogues.