brethren

名词 brethren:

1. (plural) the lay members of a male religious order

名词 brother:

1. a male with the same parents as someone else
   同义词：brother, blood brother
2. a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion of other group)
   同义词：brother
3. a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
   同义词：buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick
4. used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement
   同义词：brother, comrade
5. (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address
   同义词：Brother

1. The shy men may be the very brethren of David.
   那些羞怯男人大概就是大卫的教友们。
2. Let us suppose that you or i, brethren, shall become a free and disembody spirit.
   诸兄弟，让我们假设你或我将变成脱离了躯壳的自由精灵。
3. But above all, if he has St. Paul's perfection, that he would wish to be anathema from Christ, for the salvation of his brethren, it shows much of a divine nature, and a kind of conformity with Christ himself.
   最后，如果一个人竟能像《圣经》中的圣保罗那样，肯为了兄弟们的得救甚至甘于忍受神的诅咒; 那么他就必定超越了凡人，而且有真正基督徒的品格了。
4. The Brethren hold a prayer meeting every Thursday.
   教友每周四举行一次祷告会。