gospel
/ˈgɒspəl/noun
1
- the teaching or revelation of Christ（救世主的）教义; 启示：
it is the Church's mission to preach the gospel.
宣讲福音是教堂的职责。
1.1
- （亦作gospel truth）[mass noun] a thing that is absolutely true绝对真理; 毋庸置疑的事物：
they say it's sold out, but don't take that as gospel.
他们说卖完了, 但不要相信那一定是真的。
1.2
- a set of principles or beliefs准则; 信念：
the new economics unit has produced what it reckons to be the approved gospel.
新的经济学教学单元已经推出了它认为已得到大家认可的准则。
2
Gospel
the record of Christ's life and teaching in the first four books of the New Testament（《圣经·新约》前4卷中对）耶稣生活和传教的记录。
2.1
- each of these books福音书（《圣经·新约》前4卷中的任一卷）。
2.2
- a portion from one of these read at a church service（布道时读的）福音书中的一节。
- The four Gospels ascribed to St Matthew, St Mark, St Luke, and St John all give an account of the ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection of Christ, though the Gospel of John differs greatly from the other three. There are also several apocryphal gospels of later date.
3
- （亦作gospel music）[mass noun] a fervent style of black American evangelical religious singing, developed from spirituals sung in Southern Baptist and Pentecostal Churches福音音乐（美国黑人福音传教吟唱, 风格热烈, 由南方浸礼会教和五旬节派教堂所唱的圣歌发展而来）。
词源
Old English gōdspel, from gōd 'good' + spel 'news, a story' （see SPELL2）, translating ecclesiastical Latin bona annuntiatio or bonus nuntius, used to gloss ecclesiastical Latin evangelium, from Greek euangelion 'good news' （see EVANGEL）; after the vowel was shortened in Old English, the first syllable was mistaken for god 'God'.