Word · Frequency #17234
bishopric
主教辖区
the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop
- 1.
A diocese: a region in which a bishop of a church governs.
教区:主教治理的教会区域。
- 2.
The office or function of a bishop.
主教的职位或职能。
教区:主教治理的教会区域。；主教的职位或职能。；主教的职位；主教的辖区
In use
The bishopric stretches from the river to the mountains.
She wrote a report on the schools within the bishopric.
The two bishoprics have different traditions and customs.
the bishopric of [place]
表示某地主教辖区时，用 the bishopric of + 地名。
The bishopric of Durham was established in 995.
达勒姆主教区成立于995年。
become a bishopric
The town became a bishopric in the 12th century.
该镇在12世纪成为主教区。
hold a bishopric
bishopric 既可指主教职位，也可指主教辖区。
He held the bishopric for over twenty years.
Connections
Collocations
- accept a bishopric
- 接受主教职位
- He was offered a wealthy bishopric and accepted it.有人提供给他一个富裕的主教职位，他接受了。
- resign a bishopric
- 辞去主教职位
- The bishop decided to resign his bishopric over the dispute.那位主教决定因争议辞去主教职位。
- hold a bishopric
- 担任主教职位
- She held the bishopric for twenty years.她担任主教职位二十年。
- the bishopric of York
- 约克主教辖区
- The bishopric of York covers a large area in northern England.约克主教辖区覆盖英格兰北部的大片地区。
- create a new bishopric
- 设立新的主教辖区
- The council voted to create a new bishopric in the east.理事会投票决定在东部设立新的主教辖区。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
主教(bishop)的辖区叫bishopric；把结尾-ric联想成‘瑞克’，想象管家瑞克替主教管理教区。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：religious texts、historical writing、church administration bishopric 多用于正式、宗教或历史语境中，日常口语中较少见；指主教职位或辖区时均适用。
Grammar Note
注意 bishop（主教）指人，bishopric 指主教的职位或所管辖的教区。
Pronunciation & Spelling
bishopric 的重音在第一音节，-ric 读 /rɪk/。rhetoric、historic 也以 -ric 收尾并读 /rɪk/，electric 读 /trɪk/，brick 读 /brɪk/，尾音和 bishopric 接近；specific 则读 /fɪk/，容易看错。bishop 与 bishopric 词首相同，可辅助记忆。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.