a main division of a book, typically with a number or title (书的)章;回 ■(figurative)a period of time in a person's life or the history of a nation or organization distinguished from the rest by important events or developments (喻)重要时期;重要时代 ■an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings 议会法案 ■a section of a treaty (条约的)章
the governing body of a religious community, especially a cathedral, or a knightly order 宗教团体(尤指大教堂)理事会;骑士团领导
(chiefly N. Amer.)a local branch of a society (主北美)(社团的)分部 ■a local group of Hell's Angels 地狱天使会(摩托车飙车族)的地方小组
常用词组 chapter and verse
an exact reference or authority 确切出处;精确典据 she can give chapter and verse on current legislation. 她能给出当前立法的精确典据。
a chapter of accidents
a series of unfortunate events 接踵而来的灾祸
语源
Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput 'head'