Word · Frequency #23258
priestess
女祭司；女神职人员
核心释义
a woman priest
- 1.
在某些宗教中承担宗教职责和责任的女性。
A woman with religious duties and responsibilities in certain religions.
在某些宗教中承担宗教职责和责任的女性。；女神职人员；女祭司
用法In use
The priestess lit the candles and began the ceremony.
用法提示：名词单数，指主持仪式的女祭司。
In ancient Egypt, priestesses played an important role in temple rituals.
用法提示：名词复数，泛指神庙中的女祭司群体。
The young woman trained for years to become a priestess in her community.
用法提示：名词单数，表示身份和职业。
a priestess of [deity/temple]
of 后接所侍奉的神明或神庙。
In the story, she is a priestess of the moon goddess.
在这个故事里，她是月亮女神的女祭司。
serve as a priestess
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- high priestess
- 女大祭司；高级女祭司
- She was the high priestess of the temple.她是这座神庙的女大祭司。
- temple priestess
- 神庙女祭司
- The temple priestess performed the daily rituals.神庙女祭司执行每日的仪式。
- priestess of the oracle
- 神谕女祭司
- The priestess of the oracle delivered the prophecy.神谕女祭司传达了预言。
- voodoo priestess
- 伏都女祭司
- A voodoo priestess led the ceremony.一位伏都女祭司主持了仪式。
流行文化与引用
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把priest（祭司）末尾加上代表女性的-ess，脑海中浮现一位白袍女祭司。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：ancient religious settings、mythology and historical fiction 该词多用于古代宗教、神话或历史语境；在现代某些宗教团体中，女性神职人员常直接用 priest 称呼，使用 priestess 时需根据具体语境谨慎选择。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes exactly with priestess (/ˈpriːstɪs/). The -ess nouns (hostess, actress, waitress, duchess, countess) share priestess's unstressed final /ɪs/ but have a different stressed vowel. Priest matches the /priːst/ beginning of priestess, so it is a useful lookalike but not a rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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