英语单词 | priest |
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英美音标 | 英 [priːst] 美 [priːst] |
中文释义 | n.教士;神父;牧师;僧侣;泰斗 |
英语例句 | (1) A priest exorcized the ghost from the house. (2) The priest confessed the young man. (3) The priest persuaded him to give up his bad habit. |
中文例句 | (1) 教士将鬼从房屋中驱走。 (2) 神父听取那个青年的忏悔。 (3) 牧师劝他放弃坏习惯。 |
vocabulary简明 | A priest is a religious figure who performs ceremonies, particularly in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church. During a Catholic baptism, a priest sprinkles holy water on a baby's head. |
vocabulary扩展 | Though priests are often thought of as Christian, there are other religions with priests, including some branches of Shintoism and Hinduism. Priests often lead religious services, perform weddings and other religious rites, and in many cases work full time for their churches. Priest comes from the Old English prēost, and it shares a root with Presbyterian, the Greek presbyteros, "an elder." |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]基督教教士;(天主教)神父;(英国圣公会)牧师;(东正教)司铎 A priest is a member of the Christian clergy in the Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox church.
2 [N-COUNT 可数名词](非基督教会的)教士,和尚,僧侣,祭司 In many non-Christian religions a priest is a man who has particular duties and responsibilities in a place where people worship. 3 See also:high priest ; |
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