clergy
英['klɜːdʒɪ]
美['klɝdʒi]
- n. 神职人员；牧师；僧侣
词态变化
复数: clergies;
中文词源
clergy 神职人员
来自PIE*kel,切，劈，词源同clone,gladiator.本义为切成细条的小木板，用于抽签决定命运， 后比喻上帝选中的人，上帝分配的人，以为神职人员蒙上神圣色彩。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king'slegitimacy.
- 一部分神职人员拒绝承认新国王的合法地位。
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- 2. Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.
- 神职人员和信众同样都观点各异。
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- 3. The military has accused the clergy of mixing religion and politics.
- 军方指责该牧师将宗教与政治混为一谈。
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- 4. These proposals met opposition from the clergy.
- 这些提案遭到神职人员的反对。
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- 5. All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony.
- 所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
来自《权威词典》