名詞 catechism:

1. a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
2. an elementary book summarizing the principles of a Christian religion; written as questions and answers

1. The catechism is used for religious instruction.
   教義問答法常用于宗教教學(xué)。

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n.（名詞）
A book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question-and-answer form.
教義問答手冊：以問答形式簡要說明基督教的基本教義的書
A manual giving basic instruction in a subject, usually by rote or repetition.
指導(dǎo)手冊：關(guān)于某一命題的基礎(chǔ)指導(dǎo)的手冊，通常以背誦或重復(fù)方式學(xué)習(xí)使用
A body of fundamental principles or beliefs, especially when accepted uncritically:
基本原則或信仰：根本原則或信條，尤指無可爭議地被接受的：
例句：
.the core of the catechism of the antinuclear left, the notion that the threat to peace is technological, not political.(George F. Will)
.反核信條的核心留下了認(rèn)為對和平構(gòu)成威脅的是技術(shù)的而非政治的因素的觀念.(喬治F.威爾)

A close questioning or examination, as of a political figure.
嚴(yán)格盤問：深入的盤問或測試，如對某政界人物

來源：
French catechisme
法語 catechisme
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Late Latin catôchismus
源自 后期拉丁語 catôchismus
from Late Greek katôkhismos
源自 后期希臘語 katôkhismos
from katôkhizein [to teach by word of mouth] * see catechize
源自 katôkhizein [用問答法教學(xué)] *參見 catechize