名詞 chapter:

1. a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
2. any distinct period in history or in a person's life
3. a local branch of some fraternity or association
4. an ecclesiastical assembly of the monks in a monastery or even of the canons of a church
5. a series of related events forming an episode

1. The guy doesn't make the girl until the last chapter.
   直到最後一章那個男子才和那個姑娘發(fā)生了性關系。
2. Half-way through the chapter I realized I hadn't taken anything in.
   這一章我看到一半才意識到我根本沒看懂。
3. One of the funniest episodes in the book occurs in chapter 6.
   書中最有趣的情節(jié)是在第6章。
4. For further particulars, please refer to Chapter Ten.
   詳情請看第10章。
5. The opening chapter gives a general overview of the subject.
   開篇第一章是對主題的概述。
6. I had nearly finished chapter 8.
   我就要把第8章看完了。

chap.ter

n.Abbr. chap.,ch.,c.,C.（名詞）縮寫 chap.,ch.,c.,C.
One of the main divisions of a relatively lengthy piece of writing, such as a book, that is usually numbered or titled.
章，回，篇：一部相對較長作品的一個主要部分，如通常標有頁數(shù)和標題的書的
A distinct period or sequence of events, as in history or a person`s life:
時期：如歷史上或個人生活上的一個重要時期或系列事件：
例句：
Steamboat travel opened a new chapter in America`s exploration of the West.
汽船旅行為開發(fā)美國西部翻開了新篇章

A local branch of an organization, such as a club or fraternity:
地方分會：地方組織的一支，如俱樂部或聯(lián)誼會：
例句：
The Chicago chapter is admitting new members this year.
芝加哥支部今年正招收新會員

Ecclesiastical
【基督教會】
An assembly of the canons of a church or of the members of a religious residence.
教會全體教士大會：大教堂的全體教士大會或一宗教社區(qū)的成員大會
The canons of a church or the members of a religious residence considered as a group.
教會全體成員：教堂的全體教士或宗教社區(qū)的全體成員
A short Scriptural passage read after the psalms in certain church services.
圣經(jīng)章節(jié)：在一些教堂儀式中唱完贊美詩后所讀的《圣經(jīng)》片斷

來源：
Middle English chaptre
中古英語 chaptre
variant of chapitre [chapter, chapiter]
chapitre的變體 [篇，柱頭]
from Old French
源自 古法語
alteration of chapitle
chapitle的變化
from Latin capitulum [diminutive of] caput [head] * see kaput-
源自 拉丁語 capitulum [] caput的小后綴 [頭] *參見 kaput-