Word · Frequency #13035
episcopal
主教的；主教制的
核心释义
of or relating to a bishop or bishops
- 1.
主教的；与主教事务有关的。
Of or relating to the affairs of a bishop in various Christian churches.
- 2.
圣公宗或圣公会的,尤指苏格兰圣公会、美国圣公会及菲律宾、西亚、南苏丹、非洲之角和北非大部分地区的圣公会。
Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.
圣公会的；英国国教的；主教的；与主教事务有关的。；圣公宗或圣公会的,尤指苏格兰圣公会、美国圣公会及菲律宾、西亚、南苏丹、非洲之角和北非大部分地区的圣公会。；主教的；主教制度的
用法In use
The episcopal palace is located beside the main cathedral.
用法提示：episcopal 是形容词，意为“主教的”，此处修饰 palace。
The bishop delivered his episcopal address to the assembled clergy.
用法提示：episcopal 意为“主教的”，修饰 address，表示与主教职责相关的。
She grew up in a small town with a strong episcopal tradition.
用法提示：episcopal 意为“主教制度的”，修饰 tradition，表示与主教治理相关的传统。
episcopal + noun
episcopal 通常作定语，表示“主教的”或“主教制的”，如 episcopal office（主教职位）。
The bishop has episcopal authority over the region.
这位主教对该地区拥有主教权力。
the Episcopal Church
the Episcopal Church 特指圣公会（尤指美国圣公会），首字母需大写；小写 episcopal 则指“主教的”。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Episcopal Church
- 美国圣公会
- She was baptized in the Episcopal Church.她在美国圣公会受了洗礼。
- episcopal see
- 主教教区
- The city became an episcopal see in the Middle Ages.这座城市在中世纪成为主教教区。
- episcopal ordination
- 主教祝圣
- The ceremony of episcopal ordination was held at the cathedral.主教祝圣仪式在大教堂举行。
- episcopal vestments
- 主教法衣
- The bishop wore traditional episcopal vestments during the service.主教在礼拜仪式上穿着传统的主教法衣。
- episcopal residence
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把开头的 e 想成一顶主教冠，后面 piscopal 读起来像“批斯考普”，整体记“主教的；主教制的”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教与神学文献、教会历史或正式公文 episcopal 是比较正式的用词，多用于宗教文献、教会历史或正式论述中，指与主教或主教制有关，也可指圣公会的；日常口语较少使用。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
No common word rhymes exactly with episcopal (/iˈpiskəpəl/). Principal and municipal share only the final unstressed /pəl/; political ends in /ɪkəl/, not /pəl/, and is not a rhyme. Opal and telescope are spelling lookalikes but sound different: opal /ˈoʊpəl/ and telescope /ˈtelɪskoʊp/.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.