Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2221
bishop
主教
A senior member of the Christian clergy with spiritual and administrative authority, typically in charge of a diocese.
- 1.
An overseer of congregations: either any such overseer, generally speaking, or (in Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Anglicanism, etc.) an official in the church hierarchy (actively or nominally) governing a diocese, supervising the church's priests, deacons, and property in its territory.
- 2.
A self-propelled 25-pounder vehicle produced by the United Kingdom during World War II, so called from a supposed resemblance to a bishop's miter.
一种英国在二战期间生产的自行25磅炮车,因据说类似主教法冠而得名。
- 3.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
基督教高级神职人员,具有精神和行政权力;在基督教会中被任命监督牧师或传教士;在某些教会中被认为是基督十二使徒的继承者
- 4.
A chief of the Festival of Fools or St. Nicholas Day.
- 5.
port wine mulled with oranges and cloves
用橙子和丁香煮的波特酒
- 6.
The chess piece denoted ♗ or ♝ which moves along diagonal lines and developed from the shatranj alfil ("elephant") and was originally known as the aufil or archer in English.
- 7.
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
(国际象棋)可以沿对角线移动的棋子
- 8.
Any of various African birds of the genus Euplectes; a kind of weaverbird closely related to the widowbirds.
- 9.
A flowering plant of the genus Bifora.
- 10.
A sweet drink made from wine, usually with oranges, lemons, and sugar; mulled and spiced port.
(国际象棋)象;香料热饮酒;主教鸟;织巢鸟;双角属植物;主教式自行火炮
In use
The bishop led the Sunday service.
Our local bishop visited the school to bless the new chapel.
The bishop wore a tall hat called a mitre during the ceremony.
Bishop + name
用作头衔时通常不加冠词。
Bishop Smith visited the parish.
史密斯主教视察了教区。
the bishop of + place
The bishop of Rome is the Pope.
罗马主教是教皇。
appoint (sb) bishop
bishop 作宾语补足语,表示职务。
They appointed him bishop of the diocese.
他们任命他为该教区的主教。
Connections
Collocations
- appoint a bishop
- 任命主教
- The pope appointed a new bishop for the diocese.教皇为该教区任命了一位新主教。
- bishop's mitre
- 主教法冠
- The bishop wore a golden mitre during the ceremony.主教在典礼上戴着金色法冠。
- bishop's crosier
- 主教权杖
- He held the bishop's crosier as a symbol of his authority.他手持主教权杖,作为其权威的象征。
- consecrate a bishop
- 祝圣主教
- The archbishop consecrated the new bishop in a solemn service.大主教在庄严的仪式中祝圣了新主教。
- bishop's palace
- 主教府
- The bishop's palace was a grand building in the center of the city.主教府是市中心的一座宏伟建筑。
- bishop's see
Learner notes
Memory Tip
主教英文bishop,音似'毕肖普',联想一位叫毕肖普的主教。
Context & Register
通常用于宗教语境,属于中性正式词汇,在基督教相关场合较常见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
The words 'dish' and 'fish' share the /ɪʃ/ sound with the start of 'bishop' but do not rhyme overall because 'bishop' ends with /əp/. 'Shop' looks similar in spelling but has a different vowel sound (/ɒp/ vs /əp/). No word fully rhymes with 'bishop' in standard English.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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