hom·i·ly
noun/ˈhɒməli/
/ˈhɑːməli/
(plural homilies)
(formal, often disapproving)- a speech or piece of writing giving advice on the correct way to behave, etc.
（有关规矩等的）说教，说教作品 - She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life.
她进行了一场家庭生活美德方面的说教。 - I don’t need a little homily from him about how to lead my life.
我不需要他对如何过我的生活进行一点说教。
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from ecclesiastical Latin homilia, from Greek, ‘discourse, conversation’ (in ecclesiastical use, ‘sermon’), from homilos ‘crowd’. - She delivered a homily on the virtues of family life.