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a cleric of [denomination/institution]
表示所属关系时常用“of”连接教派或机构。
He was a cleric of the Catholic Church.
他是天主教会的一名神职人员。
神职人员；牧师；教士
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
神职人员；牧师；教士
A member of the clergy; a clergyman or other religious official.
He was a cleric of the Catholic Church.
他是天主教会的一名神职人员。
神职人员
A member of a clergy.
神职人员或其他宗教职务的人
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
一种施法者职业,其法术(尤其是治疗法术)来自其神祇
A spellcaster class that receives their spells (especially healing) from their deity.
The cleric led the morning prayer at the local church.
这位神职人员在当地教堂主持了晨祷。
Many clerics dedicate their lives to serving their communities.
许多神职人员献身于服务社区。
She consulted a cleric about the spiritual meaning of the dream.
她就这个梦的精神意义咨询了一位神职人员。
表示所属关系时常用“of”连接教派或机构。
He was a cleric of the Catholic Church.
他是天主教会的一名神职人员。
作为主语，后接动词表示其行为。
The cleric delivered a sermon on compassion.
那位神职人员发表了关于同情心的布道。
所有格形式修饰名词，表示属于神职人员的某物。
The cleric's robe was plain white.
那位神职人员的袍子是素白的。
Not this
The clerk led the prayer.
Use this
The cleric led the prayer.
中文学习者容易混淆“cleric”和“clerk”，因为拼写相似但发音和意义不同。“Cleric”指神职人员，而“clerk”指办事员或职员。
Not this
The church has many cleric.
Use this
The church has many clerics.
“Cleric”是可数名词，复数形式应为“clerics”。中文没有明显的复数变化，导致学习者常忽略后缀。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
高级神职人员
The senior cleric led the morning service.
这位高级神职人员主持了晨祷。
基督教教士
A Christian cleric conducted the funeral.
一位基督教教士主持了葬礼。
穆斯林神职人员
The Muslim cleric gave a sermon on Friday.
那位穆斯林神职人员在周五做了布道。
乡村神职人员
The village cleric taught children to read.
乡村神职人员教孩子们识字。
扮演牧师职业
In this RPG, you can play a cleric whose spells heal the party.
在这款角色扮演游戏中，你可以扮演牧师职业，其法术可以治疗队伍。
Use cleric naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想：cleric 和 clergy 都以 cle 开头，牧师（cleric）属于神职（clergy）。
语域：mixed 常见场景：宗教语境、游戏语境 该词在宗教语境中通常指神职人员，多用于正式或书面表达；在游戏语境中则指牧师类施法职业，比较常见。实际使用时需根据上下文判断属于哪种含义。
可数名词
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