an ecclesiastic (n.)
ecclesiastic 作名词时指神职人员，常使用单数形式与不定冠词连用。
An ecclesiastic delivered the sermon.
一位神职人员发表了布道。
神职人员,尤指基督教会的牧师。；神职人员；牧师；传教士
a clergyman or other person in religious orders
指教会中的神职者
神职人员,尤指基督教会的牧师。
A cleric, especially one in a Christian church.
The ecclesiastic delivered a moving sermon on Sunday.
这位神职人员周日发表了一场动人的布道。
用法提示：ecclesiastic 作名词，指一位神职人员
Many ecclesiastics gathered for the council meeting.
许多神职人员聚集参加议会会议。
用法提示：ecclesiastics 为复数形式，指多位神职人员
The elderly ecclesiastic spent decades serving the rural parish.
这位年长的牧师在农村教区服务了几十年。
用法提示：ecclesiastic 作名词，强调其宗教职务
ecclesiastic 作名词时指神职人员，常使用单数形式与不定冠词连用。
An ecclesiastic delivered the sermon.
一位神职人员发表了布道。
复数形式 ecclesiastics 用于泛指多个神职人员。
Ecclesiastics often wear distinctive robes.
神职人员常穿着 distinctive 长袍。
ecclesiastic 作形容词时，后接名词，表示“教会的”或“神职的”。
The ecclesiastic hierarchy was reformed.
教会等级制度进行了改革。
ecclesiastic 可指人或形容词，但 ecclesiastical 只用作形容词，通常修饰机构或事务，不指个人
ecclesiastic 指单个神职人员（可数名词），而 clergy 是集体名词，指全体神职人员
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