Word · Frequency #24621
acolyte
侍僧
核心释义
a person who assists a priest or minister during a religious service
- 1.
天主教中已领受最高小品(四种小品之一)者,被任命在弥撒中携带酒、水和蜡烛。
One who has received the highest of the four minor orders in the Catholic Church, being ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass.
- 2.
祭台服务员。
An altar server.
- 3.
侍从、助手或追随者。
An attendant, assistant, or follower.
天主教中已领受最高小品(四种小品之一)者,被任命在弥撒中携带酒、水和蜡烛。；祭台服务员。；侍从、助手或追随者。；助手
用法In use
The young acolyte lit the candles before the morning service began.
用法提示：acolyte 是名词，指在宗教仪式中协助神职人员的侍僧。
Each acolyte carries a small bell during the procession.
用法提示：acolyte 为名词，此处指宗教仪式中的助手。
The priest trained his acolytes to prepare the altar for communion.
用法提示：acolytes 是 acolyte 的复数形式，指多位侍僧。
an acolyte of [sb]
acolyte 是可数名词，复数形式为 acolytes。
The young man was an acolyte of the parish priest.
这个年轻人是教区牧师的侍僧。
serve as an acolyte (at [place])
serve as 后接职位名词，表示担任该职务。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- serve as an acolyte
- 担任侍僧
- She has served as an acolyte at her church for two years.她在她的教会担任侍僧已有两年。
- acolyte training
- 侍僧培训
- Acolyte training for new servers will start next month.新侍僧的培训将于下个月开始。
- acolyte duties
- 侍僧职责
- Her acolyte duties include lighting the candles and carrying the cross.她的侍僧职责包括点燃蜡烛和手持十字架。
- young acolyte
- 年轻的侍僧
- The young acolyte followed the priest to the altar.年轻的侍僧跟着牧师走向祭坛。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
Acolyte 的结尾 'lyte' 与 light（光）同音，想象教堂里举着烛光、协助牧师的侍僧。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教仪式、教会文献、正式写作 这个词通常用于正式或宗教语境，指在礼拜仪式中协助神职人员的侍僧；日常口语中较少出现。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
electrolyte、polite、light 都以 /laɪt/ 结尾，与 acolyte 的末尾 /laɪt/ 相同；但 acolyte 的重音在第一个音节，所以它们不是严格意义上的押韵。night 以 /naɪt/ 结尾，与 /laɪt/ 相近，但首辅音是 /n/。注意 lute 拼写接近 lyte，但读作 /luːt/，与 light 完全不同。
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