Word · Frequency #23052
churchwardens
堂区俗人委员
churchwardens is the plural of churchwarden.
核心释义
an officer in the Episcopal Church who assists a parish priest with secular (non-religious) matters
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堂区俗人委员；陶制的长烟斗
n. an officer in the Episcopal church who helps a parish priest with secular matters
陶制的长烟斗
用法In use
The churchwarden asked the priest whether the roof repairs could begin next week.
用法提示：churchwarden 是名词，指协助牧师处理世俗事务的堂区俗人委员。
Our churchwarden collects the donations after every Sunday service.
用法提示：churchwarden 在这里作主语，表示堂区中负责这类事务的俗人委员。
The new churchwarden organized the volunteers for the autumn fair.
用法提示：churchwarden 是名词，用来称呼堂区里担任该职位的俗人委员。
a churchwarden is someone who [clause]
解释职务时常用这个定义句型；who 从句说明该职务的具体职责。
A churchwarden is someone who helps the parish priest with secular matters.
堂区俗人委员是协助教区牧师处理世俗事务的人。
serve as churchwarden
表示担任职务时，as 后的 churchwarden 前通常不加冠词；任期用 for 引导。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- serve as churchwarden
- 担任堂区俗人委员
- He served as churchwarden for more than twenty years.他担任堂区俗人委员二十多年。
- elected churchwarden
- 当选的堂区俗人委员
- The elected churchwarden took office after the Easter service.当选的堂区俗人委员在复活节礼拜后上任。
- churchwarden's duties
- 堂区俗人委员的职责
- The churchwarden's duties include managing church finances.堂区俗人委员的职责包括管理教堂财务。
- appoint a churchwarden
- 任命堂区俗人委员
- The parish appoints churchwardens at its annual meeting.堂区在年会上任命堂区俗人委员。
- acting churchwarden
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
试试拆开记：church（教堂）+ warden（看守人），教堂的看守人就是打理俗务的堂区委员。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：圣公会教区行政、教会会议记录、正式书面介绍 churchwarden 是圣公会教区中协助牧师处理世俗事务的职务名称，语气中性，通常用于教会行政、会议记录或正式介绍教区人员等场合，不属于非正式口语词。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
和结尾 -warden 真正押韵的是 warden；garden 拼写相似，但读作 /ˈɡɑːdn/，元音不同。church 和 churchwarden 的开头相同。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
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