synagogue

synagogue — 名詞

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

1.名詞B1
釋義

猶太會堂

猶太人聚會禱告的場所

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.

Elm Street 上的猶太會堂建於 1925 年，至今仍每週舉行禮拜。

synagogue + verb: holds services

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

每星期六早上，Goldberg 一家人都會步行到當地的猶太會堂。

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.