during sb's episcopate
此义为“主教任期”，常与 during 或 in 搭配。
Many new parishes were created during his episcopate.
许多新堂区是在他任主教期间设立的。
主教(总称)；主教的任期；主教之职；主教区；主教
the term of office of a bishop
主教(总称)
Bishops seen as a group.
主教的任期
The tenure in office of a bishop.
Her episcopate lasted more than two decades, during which she visited every parish in the diocese.
她的主教任期持续了二十多年，其间她走访了教区内的每一个堂区。
用法提示：episcopate 作名词，表示主教的任期，在句中作主语。
The new cathedral was completed during the episcopate of Bishop Thomas.
新座堂在托马斯主教任期内建成。
用法提示：during the episcopate of... 用介词短语表示在某位主教的任期内。
Many reforms were introduced in the early years of his episcopate.
许多改革是在他主教任期的最初几年推行的。
用法提示：his episcopate 是名词短语，指他的主教任期。
此义为“主教任期”，常与 during 或 in 搭配。
Many new parishes were created during his episcopate.
许多新堂区是在他任主教期间设立的。
the episcopate 可指全体主教，作主语时谓语动词用单数或复数均可。
The episcopate issued a statement on the new policy.
主教团就新政策发表了一份声明。
enter the episcopate 表示“开始担任主教职务”。
He entered the episcopate in 1998.
他于1998年就任主教。
tenure为通用词，可指任何职务的任期；代替episcopate时常说tenure as bishop，单用不如episcopate明确。
incumbency较正式，多指担任公职的期间；用于主教任期时需靠语境或搭配表明。
episcopacy更侧重主教职位或主教体制，较少强调某一主教的具体任期，属近义而非完全同义。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was episcopated in 2015.
正确表达He was consecrated bishop in 2015.
episcopate 在本词典中仅作为名词使用，表示主教职位或主教团，不能用作动词。表示“被祝圣为主教”时，应用动词 consecrate，并以 bishop 作补足语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is an episcopate.
正确表达He is a bishop.
episcopate 是抽象/集合名词，指主教职位或主教团，不能用来指单个主教。表示人的身份时应用可数名词 bishop。
episcopate 指主教的任期或主教职位；episcopacy 指主教治理教会的制度或全体主教。
episcopate 强调主教任期这一段时间；bishopric 既可指主教职位，也常指主教管辖的教区。
episcopate 是名词，指任期；episcopal 是形容词，意为“主教的”，用来修饰名词。
在他任主教期间
Several churches were built during his episcopate.
几座教堂在他任主教期间建成。
开始其主教任期
He began his episcopate in 2005.
他于2005年开始其主教任期。
其主教任期结束
The cathedral was completed at the end of his episcopate.
大教堂在其主教任期结束时完工。
……的主教任期
The episcopate of Bishop Smith was marked by reform.
史密斯主教的主教任期以改革为标志。
epi-（在…之上/周围）+ scop-（看，观察）+ -ate（表职务、状态）
主教属于神职人员中的高层，episcopate 指主教这一职分或任期。
主教通常负责管理一个教区，episcopate 与教区治理密切相关。
主教座堂是主教主持教务的中心教堂，常与 episcopate 联系在一起。
主教职位通常通过按立仪式授予，episcopate 可指担任该职位的时期。
主教们会共同参加 synod 这样的教会会议，episcopate 也指主教群体的整体。
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