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the presbytery
presbytery 常与定冠词连用，特指某个教堂的神职人员住宅。
The presbytery is next to the church.
神父住宅就在教堂旁边。
神父住宅
presbyteries — plural of presbytery
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
神父住宅
a building reserved for the officiating clergy
The presbytery is next to the church.
神父住宅就在教堂旁边。
罗马天主教本堂神父的住所。
The home of a Roman Catholic parish priest.
教堂中为神职人员保留的部分,设有祭坛。
A section of a church reserved for the clergy, containing the altar.
长老的总称；一个会众的长老团体。
Presbyters collectively; the body of presbyters of a congregation.
长老们的辖区。
The district (jurisdiction) of those presbyters.
The priest invited us to tea in the presbytery after the service.
弥撒结束后，神父邀请我们去神父住宅喝茶。
The presbytery stands next to the old church, with a small garden behind it.
神父住宅坐落在老教堂旁边，后面还有一个小花园。
Volunteers gathered at the presbytery to plan the parish festival.
志愿者们聚集在神父住宅，筹划堂区节日活动。
presbytery 常与定冠词连用，特指某个教堂的神职人员住宅。
The presbytery is next to the church.
神父住宅就在教堂旁边。
in the presbytery 是介词短语，常作地点状语。
The new priest lives in the presbytery.
新来的神父住在神父住宅里。
用 of 结构说明该住宅属于哪一座教堂或堂区。
The presbytery of St. Anne's Church was built in 1901.
圣安妮教堂的神父住宅建于1901年。
Not this
The priest lives in presbytery.
Use this
The priest lives in a presbytery.
presbytery 在此指“牧师/神父的住宅”，是可数名词单数，前面需要加冠词 a；汉语没有冠词，所以学习者容易漏掉。
Not this
The village has two presbytery.
Use this
The village has two presbyteries.
presbytery 的复数形式是 presbyteries，表示“两座长老住宅”时要用复数；汉语没有名词复数变化，所以容易漏掉词尾 -ies。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
堂区神父住宅
The parish presbytery is next to the church.
堂区神父住宅在教堂旁边。
旧神父住宅
The old presbytery is now a community center.
这座旧神父住宅现在是社区活动中心。
神父住宅的庭院
The presbytery garden is open to the public on weekends.
神父住宅的庭院周末向公众开放。
住在神父住宅里
The parish priest lives in the presbytery behind the church.
本堂神父住在教堂后面的神父住宅里。
Use presbyteries naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 presbytery 想成 presbyter（长老）+ -ery（场所），联想长老/神父的住宅。重音在第一个音节。
语域：formal 常见场景：教会建筑资料、正式文书 该词多用于正式或宗教语境，指神职人员的住所，日常口语中较少见。
这些词都以 -tery 结尾，其中 battery、flattery、artery、mastery、mystery 的词尾读音为非重读的 /təri/，与 presbytery 的 /təri/ 一致，但重音都在首音节且元音不同，故不是严格意义上的押韵。cemetery 虽拼写相同，但英式读音常省略 schwa，读作 /ˈsemətri/，词尾为 /tri/，需要注意区分。另注意 history、territory 等 -ory 结尾的词，拼写相近但读音不同。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.