Word · Frequency #9927
clergyman
（男）牧师；教士
A male member of the clergy, especially an ordained Christian minister.
- 1.
A male member of a clergy; especially, an ordained (male) Christian minister.
神职人员的男性成员；尤指受圣职的(男性)基督教牧师。
- 2.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
基督教会的神职人员和精神领袖
神职人员的男性成员；尤指受圣职的(男性)基督教牧师。；基督教会的神职人员和精神领袖；牧师
In use
The clergyman delivered a moving sermon on Sunday morning.
Several clergymen from different denominations attended the interfaith conference.
The local community respects the elderly clergyman for his decades of service.
a clergyman + verb
使用不定冠词泛指一位牧师。
A clergyman delivered the sermon.
一位牧师发表了布道。
verb + the clergyman
使用定冠词特指已知的牧师。
The congregation respected the clergyman.
会众尊敬那位牧师。
clergyman's + noun
所有格形式表示牧师的所属物。
Connections
Collocations
- Anglican clergyman
- 英国国教牧师
- The Anglican clergyman led the Sunday service.这位英国国教牧师主持了周日礼拜。
- retired clergyman
- 退休牧师
- The retired clergyman still visits the sick in the community.这位退休牧师仍去探望社区里的病人。
- village clergyman
- 乡村牧师
- The village clergyman is well known for his charity work.这位乡村牧师以慈善工作著称。
- ordained clergyman
- 被按立的牧师
- He became an ordained clergyman after years of study.经过多年学习，他成为了一名被按立的牧师。
- clergyman's collar
- 牧师领
- He always wears a clergyman's collar when on duty.他当值时总是戴着牧师领。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
clergy（神职） + man（人） = clergyman（牧师）
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious contexts、formal writing、church leadership 通常用于中性场合，指基督教会的神职人员，多见于宗教文本或正式报道。
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all end with the unstressed 'man' /mən/, rhyming with 'clergyman'. Note that the word 'man' alone is pronounced /mæn/, so these compounds are not perfect rhymes with the standalone word.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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