Word · Frequency #9276
abbot
男修道院院长；修道院院长
A man who is the superior or head of an abbey or a monastery.
- 1.
The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.
修道院或修道院的上司或负责人。
- 2.
the superior of an abbey of monks
修道院中男修道院院长
- 3.
The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.
包括从小品级的门卫开始的各种品级的牧师或管理者。
- 4.
A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.
修道院关闭后,领取修道院收入的平信徒。
修会会长；修院主持；挂名修院院长；受俸世俗院长；修道院或修道院的上司或负责人。；修道院中男修道院院长；包括从小品级的门卫开始的各种品级的牧师或管理者。
In use
The abbot led the daily prayers in the monastery chapel.
Several abbots gathered for the annual conference to discuss monastic reforms.
After serving as a monk for twenty years, he was appointed abbot of the abbey.
the abbot of [place]
表示所属关系，后接地点或机构名词
the abbot of the monastery
修道院院长
Abbot [name]
用作头衔，直接加人名，不加冠词
Abbot John
约翰院长
Father Abbot
尊称，用于直接称呼或正式场合
Father Abbot presided over the ceremony.
Connections
Collocations
- abbot of the monastery
- 修道院院长
- The abbot of the monastery welcomed the visitors.修道院院长欢迎了访客。
- Father Abbot
- 院长神父
- Father Abbot led the morning prayer.院长神父带领了晨祷。
- elected abbot
- 当选的院长
- The monks elected a new abbot.僧侣们选举了一位新院长。
- abbot's permission
- 院长的许可
- No one may leave without the abbot's permission.未经院长许可，任何人不得离开。
- serve as abbot
- 担任院长
- He served as abbot for twenty years.他担任了二十年的院长。
- former abbot
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：阿伯特（Abbot）是修道院的男院长。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教、修道院 通常用于正式宗教场合，指男性修道院院长
Grammar Note
通常指男性修道院院长，女性对应词为abbess
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words ending in -ot that rhyme with /æbət/: carrot, parrot, bigot, pilot, idiot. The word 'robot' is spelled similarly but pronounced /roʊbɑːt/, so it does not rhyme.
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