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a parishioner of [parish]
He has been a parishioner of this parish for thirty years.
他成为这个堂区的教民已有三十年了。
教区居民；教民
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教区居民；教民
a member of a parish
He has been a parishioner of this parish for thirty years.
他成为这个堂区的教民已有三十年了。
教区居民。
A member of a parish.
A longtime parishioner opens the church doors every morning.
一位老教友每天早晨打开教堂的门。
Several parishioners donated money to repair the church roof.
几位教友捐款修缮了教堂的屋顶。
The pastor asked each parishioner to bring a dish to the community dinner.
牧师请每位教友带一道菜来参加社区聚餐。
He has been a parishioner of this parish for thirty years.
他成为这个堂区的教民已有三十年了。
parishioner 指属于某个堂区的人，常与 of 或 at 连用，表示所属或参加的教会。
All parishioners at the cathedral were invited to the service.
大教堂的所有教民都被邀请参加礼拜。
Not this
She is an active parish.
Use this
She is an active parishioner.
parish 指教区或堂区，表示地点或团体；表示“教民/教区居民”时要用 parishioner，指人。
Not this
There were many parishioner at the service.
Use this
There were many parishioners at the service.
parishioner 是可数名词，在 many 后面必须用复数形式 parishioners；汉语名词没有复数变化，所以容易漏掉 -s。
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同教区的教友
He greeted his fellow parishioners after the service.
礼拜结束后他向同教区的教友们问好。
教民捐款
The church roof repair was funded by parishioner donations.
教堂屋顶的修缮由教民捐款资助。
当地教民
The event was organized by local parishioners.
这次活动由当地教民组织。
教民参加礼拜的人数
Parishioner attendance has declined in recent years.
近年来教民参加礼拜的人数有所下降。
虔诚的教民
She has been a devoted parishioner for over twenty years.
二十多年来她一直是一位虔诚的教民。
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把 parish（教区）和表示人的后缀 -er 联想：待在教区里的人就是教民。
语域：neutral 常见场景：church、religious community parishioner 通常指某个教区的成员，多用于教会或宗教相关的书面语和正式场合，语气比较庄重。
真正押韵：practitioner（/prækˈtɪʃənə/）、petitioner（/pəˈtɪʃənə/）、conditioner（/kənˈdɪʃənə/）与 parishioner（/pəˈrɪʃənə/）的重读元音及后续音节相同（/ɪʃənə/）。注意 parishioner 中的 'parish' 拼写相同，但发音完全不同：parish /ˈpærɪʃ/ 重音在前、元音为 /æ/；perish /ˈperɪʃ/ 拼写近似，元音和重音也不同。请勿仅凭拼写判断读音。
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