clergy
英 ['kl??d??]
美['kl?d?i]
- n. 神職人員；牧師；僧侶
CET6+TEM4考研TOEFL低頻詞擴展詞匯
詞態變化
復數:?clergies;
中文詞源
clergy 神職人員
來自PIE*kel,切，劈，詞源同clone,gladiator.本義為切成細條的小木板，用于抽簽決定命運， 后比喻上帝選中的人，上帝分配的人，以為神職人員蒙上神圣色彩。
英文詞源
- clergy (n.)
- c. 1200, clergie "office or dignity of a clergyman," from two Old French words: 1. clergié "clerics, learned men," from Medieval Latin clericatus, from Late Latin clericus (see clerk (n.)); 2. clergie "learning, knowledge, erudition," from clerc, also from Late Latin clericus. Meaning "persons ordained for religious work" is from c. 1300.
雙語例句
- 1. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king'slegitimacy.
- 一部分神職人員拒絕承認新國王的合法地位。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.
- 神職人員和信眾同樣都觀點各異。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The military has accused the clergy of mixing religion and politics.
- 軍方指責該牧師將宗教與政治混為一談。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. These proposals met opposition from the clergy.
- 這些提案遭到神職人員的反對。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony.
- 所有當地的圣職人員都獲邀參加這項儀式。
來自《權威詞典》