chapter
/ˈtʃæptə(r)/noun
1
- a main division of a book, typically with a number or title（书的）章; 回。
1.1
- an Act of Parliament numbered as part of a session's proceedings议会法案。
1.2
- a section of a treaty（条约的）章。
2
- a distinctive period in history or in a person's life（历史上或个人生活中的）特定时期：
the people are about to begin a new chapter in their history.
人民将翻开自己历史上新的篇章。
2.1
- a series or sequence一系列; 一连串：
the latest episode in a chapter of problems.
一系列问题中最新的一个。
3
- 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。
4
- chiefly N. Amer. a local branch of a society〈主北美〉（社团的）分部。
4.1
- a local group of Hell's Angels地狱天使会（摩托车飙车族）的地方小组。
短语
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。
词源
Middle English: from Old French chapitre, from Latin capitulum, diminutive of caput 'head'.