Word · Frequency #15198
priesthoods
神职人员
priesthoods is the plural of priesthood.
the body of ordained religious practitioners
- 1.
The role or office of a priest.
祭司的职责或职位；神职。
- 2.
the body of ordained religious practitioners
被任命的宗教从业者团体
- 3.
Priests as a group.
神职人员的群体。
- 4.
Authority to act in the name of God or the divine in general.
以神或泛指神的名义行事的权力
祭司的职责或职位；神职。；被任命的宗教从业者团体；神职人员的群体。；以神或泛指神的名义行事的权力；祭司职
In use
The priesthood in this region is known for its dedicated work with young people.
Every summer, the local priesthood organizes a free health clinic for the community.
The priesthoods of neighboring parishes held a joint prayer service during the holiday.
enter the priesthood
enter the priesthood 是固定搭配，表示成为神职人员，通常指正式担任圣职。
He entered the priesthood at the age of thirty.
他三十岁时进入神职界。
be ordained to the priesthood
此结构常用被动语态，强调授予圣职的仪式或过程。
She was ordained to the priesthood in a formal ceremony.
她在一次正式仪式中被授予祭司职。
a member of the priesthood
priesthood 在此为集体名词，指全体神职人员。
Connections
Collocations
- enter the priesthood
- 进入神职界；成为神职人员
- After years of study, he decided to enter the priesthood.经过多年的学习，他决定成为神职人员。
- the Catholic priesthood
- 天主教神职体系；天主教神职人员
- She has written widely about the history of the Catholic priesthood.她就天主教神职人员的历史写了大量文章。
- be ordained to the priesthood
- 被授予圣职；被按立为神父
- He was ordained to the priesthood in 2010.他于2010年被按立为神父。
- a call to the priesthood
- 担任神职的呼召；圣召
- At the age of twenty, he felt a call to the priesthood.他二十岁时感到自己蒙召担任神职。
- leave the priesthood
- 脱离神职；还俗
- He left the priesthood after twenty years.二十年后，他脱离了神职。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
priest(神父) + hood(可联想头巾)：想象一群神父戴着头巾聚在一起，这个集体就是 priesthood 神职人员。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教研究、新闻报道、正式演讲 priesthood 表示“神职人员（总称）”时，多用于正式或书面语境，如宗教、历史或学术讨论；日常口语中更常说 priests。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上词都以 /hʊd/ 结尾，与 priesthood 构成真正的尾韵。注意：wood、would 读 /wʊd/，首音是 /w/，不要被 hood 的拼写误导；hood 单独作名词时也读 /hʊd/，但 priesthood 中的 h 要清晰发音，不要读成 /ˈpristwʊd/。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.