英语词汇“chapter elevens”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

chapter /chapˈtər/

noun

A main division of a book, or of any written work

A subject or category generally

A period in history, of a person's life, etc

A numbered division of the Acts of Parliament of a session

An assembly of the canons of a cathedral or collegiate church, or the members of a religious or military order (from the custom of reading a chapter of the rule or of the Bible)

The members of any of these collectively

An organized branch of a society, club or fraternity

A Roman numeral on a clock or watch face

A chapiter (Spenser)

transitive verb

To put or divide into chapters

To take to task

ORIGIN: OFr chapitre, from L capitulum, dimin of caput the head

chapter eleven noun

The chapter of the US Federal Bankruptcy Act that sets out conditions under which a company may declare a temporary state of bankruptcy (chapter-elevˈen bankruptcy) with the intention of continuing as a going concern after it has been reorganized and its creditors have been paid

chapˈterhouse noun

A building used for meetings of the chapter of a cathedral or church
The meeting place of a society or college fraternity (esp US)

chapter and verse

Exact reference to, or a complete specification of, the source or sources of one's information

chapter of accidents see under accident

to the end of the chapter

Throughout