sect: [14] Despite its similarity to section and sector, sect has nothing to do with ‘cutting’. It comes via Old French secte from Latin secta, which denoted literally a ‘following’, hence a ‘faction of supporters’ (it was a noun use of sectus, an archaic past participle of sequī ‘follow’, from which English gets sequence, sue, etc). Set ‘group’ is ultimately the same word as sect. => second, sequel, sequence, set, sue, suit
sect (n.)
mid-14c., "distinctive system of beliefs or observances; party or school within a religion," from Old French secte, sete "sect, religious community," or directly from Late Latin secta "religious group, sect in philosophy or religion," from Latin secta "manner, mode, following, school of thought," literally "a way, road, beaten path," from fem. of sectus, variant past participle of sequi "follow," from PIE *sekw- (1) "to follow" (see sequel). Confused in this sense with Latin secta, fem. past participle of secare "to cut" (see section (n.)). Meaning "separately organized religious body" is recorded from 1570s.
雙語例句
1. When he was sixteen he joined a religious sect.
他16歲的時候加入了一個宗教教派.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
2. Each religious sect in the town had its own church.
該城每一個宗教教派都有自己的教堂.
來自辭典例句
3. He was rejoiced at so early an opportunity of distinguishing his faith in his new sect.
他很高興這麽快就能有機會表明他新近才參加的教派的信仰.
來自辭典例句
4. He is the 53 th leader of the Chengdu Qingcheng Mountain Wudang Sect.
他是成都青城山武當派第五十三代掌門人.
來自互聯網
5. That strange new religious sect conducts its services in dog Latin.