canon /ˈkænən/ star1 TEM8 (canons)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A canon is a member of the clergy who is on the staff of a cathedral. 大教堂教士
• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） A canon of texts is a list of them that is accepted as genuine or important. 真作全集 [正式][oft N of n]

  例：

  ...a canon of accepted literary texts.

  …一本公认的真作文集。

• 3.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） a Church decree enacted to regulate morals or religious practices 教规 [Christianity] [oft N of n]