the ostiary of + noun
ostiary 常指教堂或修道院的看门人，也指天主教初级神职。
He was the ostiary of the cathedral.
他是那座大教堂的看门人。
（天主教中的）初级神职；看门修士
ostiaries — plural of ostiary
看门人；门卫；看门人,尤其是教堂的门卫；门房；看门人；[医] 口的
the lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
现已废止
看门人,尤其是教堂的门卫；门房
One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
The old ostiary greeted visitors at the monastery gate with a gentle smile.
老看门人在修道院门口微笑着迎接访客。
用法提示：作为名词，指看门人。
In medieval castles, the ostiary was responsible for controlling access to the inner chambers.
在中世纪的城堡里，看门人负责控制进入内室的人员。
用法提示：作为名词，指门卫。
He served as an ostiary for the cathedral, a role that required both patience and vigilance.
他在大教堂担任守门人，这个角色需要耐心和警惕。
用法提示：作为名词，指（教堂的）守门人。
ostiary 常指教堂或修道院的看门人，也指天主教初级神职。
He was the ostiary of the cathedral.
他是那座大教堂的看门人。
He served as an ostiary for thirty years.
他当了三十年看门人。
拼写和发音相似，但意义完全不同：ostrich是鸵鸟，ostiary是看门人或低级神职。
意思相近，但porter通常指行李搬运工或酒店门房，而ostiary多指教堂或宗教场所的看门人。
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