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clerical adj.书记的；事务上的；抄写员的n.牧师 (1) 请原谅这一书写错误。(2) 你当过文秘吗?(3) 我希望到办公部门做秘书事务工作。(4) 我们这里需要一个人做办事员的工作。(5) 我想牧师们会支持我的神职工作，可是他们却没有。 In older times clerical had an additional common meaning of referring to anything to do with the clergy — those ordained for religious work, usually in the Christian faith. Clerical comes from the old Latin term clericus, meaning a "churchman," from which cleric later came, meaning a priest or religious leader. To have "a clerical air" means to be clearly identifiable either as an ink-stained office wretch or a member of the cloth.

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英 ['klerɪkl] 美 ['klerɪkl] (1) Please excuse this clerical error.(2) Have you ever done any clerical work?(3) I'd like a secretarial job in the clerical department.(4) We need someone to do the clerical work here.(5) I supposed that the minister will sanction my clerical effort, but they do not. Anything related to office work is called clerical, especially the more menial and boring jobs such as filing and administration. You might say "The Office" is a clerical comedy. 1[ADJ 形容词]文书工作的；文职人员的 Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office.   [ADJ n]...a strike by clerical staff in all government departments...所有政府部门的文员举行的罢工The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error.医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。2[ADJ 形容词]神职人员的；圣职人员的 Clerical means relating to the clergy.   [ADJ n]...a bearded man in a dark suit and clerical collar.身穿黑西装，脖子上围着教士领的蓄着络腮胡子的男人...Iran's clerical leadership.伊朗的教会领袖

英语单词	clerical
英美音标	英 ['klerɪkl] 美 ['klerɪkl]
中文释义	adj.书记的；事务上的；抄写员的 n.牧师
英语例句	(1) Please excuse this clerical error. (2) Have you ever done any clerical work? (3) I'd like a secretarial job in the clerical department. (4) We need someone to do the clerical work here. (5) I supposed that the minister will sanction my clerical effort, but they do not.
中文例句	(1) 请原谅这一书写错误。 (2) 你当过文秘吗? (3) 我希望到办公部门做秘书事务工作。 (4) 我们这里需要一个人做办事员的工作。 (5) 我想牧师们会支持我的神职工作，可是他们却没有。
vocabulary简明	Anything related to office work is called clerical, especially the more menial and boring jobs such as filing and administration. You might say "The Office" is a clerical comedy.
vocabulary扩展	In older times clerical had an additional common meaning of referring to anything to do with the clergy — those ordained for religious work, usually in the Christian faith. Clerical comes from the old Latin term clericus, meaning a "churchman," from which cleric later came, meaning a priest or religious leader. To have "a clerical air" means to be clearly identifiable either as an ink-stained office wretch or a member of the cloth.
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ 形容词]文书工作的；文职人员的 Clerical jobs, skills, and workers are concerned with work that is done in an office. [ADJ n] ...a strike by clerical staff in all government departments... 所有政府部门的文员举行的罢工 The hospital blamed the mix-up on a clerical error. 医院方面将这一混乱归咎于一处笔误。 2 [ADJ 形容词]神职人员的；圣职人员的 Clerical means relating to the clergy. [ADJ n] ...a bearded man in a dark suit and clerical collar. 身穿黑西装，脖子上围着教士领的蓄着络腮胡子的男人 ...Iran's clerical leadership. 伊朗的教会领袖

Clerical Work Meaning Error Office Religious Means Adj