"baptize" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 施洗

Definition

指進行宗教儀式，通常用水，讓某人正式成為基督教教會的一員。也可指在宗教場合為某人命名。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

多用於基督教宗教語境，常見搭配如「受洗」、「為……施洗」。有時也可用作比喻，意指經歷重大考驗（如「火的洗禮」），但主要為字面用法。

Examples

The priest will baptize the baby on Sunday.

牧師將在週日為嬰兒**施洗**。

Many people baptize their children soon after birth.

很多人在孩子出生後不久就會為他們**施洗**。

We decided to baptize our son in the church.

我們決定在教堂為兒子**施洗**。

I was baptized when I was just a baby, so I don't remember it at all.

我還是嬰兒時就被**施洗**了，所以完全沒有印象。

Do you remember the name of the church where they baptized you?

你還記得他們**為你施洗**的教堂名字嗎？

He was baptized John, after his grandfather.

他被**施洗**取名為約翰，向祖父致敬。