1. 词性和词义，意为祷告、祈祷。在基督教等宗教中，它还被用来指代特定的祷文。
例句：
- I always say a prayer before going to bed.
我睡觉前总是会做一次祷告。
- The worshipers gathered in the church to offer their prayers.
信徒们聚集在教堂里祷告。
- The priest recited the Lord's Prayer during the service.
牧师在礼拜中念了主祷文。
2. 派生词：'the prayer'可以作为动词prayer的名词形式，也可以出现在一些固定短语中，如'prayer book'（祈祷书）、'prayer mat'（祷告垫）、'prayer meeting'（祷告会）等。
例句：
- His prayer was answered and he finally found a job.
他的祈祷得到了回答，他终于找到了一份工作。
- She knelt down on the prayer mat and chanted some verses from the Quran.
她跪在祷告垫上，念了一些《古兰经》的经文。
- We hold a prayer meeting every Wednesday evening to ask for God's guidance.
我们每周三晚上举办一次祷告会，请求上帝的指引。
3. 文化和历史背景：'the prayer'在很多宗教和文化中都具有特殊的意义和用途，例如在基督教中，'the Lord's Prayer'是一篇最为重要的祷文之一，在伊斯兰教中，祷告是一项重要的信仰实践，每天的五次祷告都被视为给信徒的精神生活带来力量和平静。
例句：
- Christians around the world recite the Lord's Prayer to honor Jesus Christ.
世界各地的基督徒念主祷文来纪念耶稣基督。
- Muslims are required to perform prayer five times a day as a way of showing their devotion to Allah.
穆斯林需要每天五次祈祷，以表达对真主阿拉的虔诚之心。
- The prayer wheel is a common Buddhist symbol used for meditation and prayer.
转经轮是佛教徒常用的冥想和祈祷的象征。
中文翻译：祷告
读音：/ðə ˈpreɪər/
例句：
1. She knelt down and said a prayer for her sick mother.（她跪下来为她生病的母亲祈祷。）
2. The choir sang a beautiful rendition of "The Prayer" at the church service.（合唱团在教堂礼拜中演唱了一首美丽的《祷告》。）
3. The monk went to the temple to offer his morning prayers.（这位僧人去寺庙祈祷晨诵。）
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