Word · Frequency #22582
priestliest
祭司的；神职人员的
priestliest is the superlative of priestly.
connected with priests or the priesthood; typical of a priest
- 1.
Of or relating to priests.
与祭司有关的；僧侣的。
- 2.
Pertaining to the Priestly source (“P”), one of the sources of the Torah or Pentateuch according to the documentary hypothesis.
属于祭司典(P)的,该典是文献假说中托拉或五经的来源之一。
- 3.
Having the appearance of or resembling a priest.
似牧师的,有牧师外表的。
与祭司有关的；僧侣的。；属于祭司典(P)的,该典是文献假说中托拉或五经的来源之一。；似牧师的,有牧师外表的。；祭司的
In use
He carried out his priestly duties with quiet dedication.
The museum displays a set of priestly robes from the eighteenth century.
His calm, priestly manner reassured the worried family.
priestly + noun
priestly 常作定语，修饰与祭司或神职人员相关的事物。
The priestly vestments were kept in the sacristy.
祭司的圣衣保存在圣器室里。
be/look/seem + priestly
作表语时，强调举止或气质像祭司。
His calm voice sounded almost priestly.
他平静的声音听上去几乎像神职人员。
priestlier/priestliest + noun
比较级和最高级也可用于修饰名词，较为正式。
Connections
Collocations
- priestly duties
- 司祭职责；神职义务
- He took on his priestly duties with quiet devotion.他以安静的虔诚履行司祭职责。
- priestly vocation
- 司祭圣召；祭司天职
- She felt a priestly vocation from an early age.她从小就觉得有司祭圣召。
- priestly robes
- 祭司袍；神职长袍
- The bishop wore simple priestly robes for the ceremony.主教在典礼上穿着简朴的祭司袍。
- priestly blessing
- 祭司祝福；神职祝福
- The family received a priestly blessing before the journey.这家人出发前接受了祭司祝福。
- priestly caste
- 祭司阶层；祭司种姓
- In ancient Egypt, the priestly caste held great influence.在古埃及，祭司阶层拥有很大的影响力。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
priestly 由 priest（祭司）+ ly 组成，想象祭司身披祭袍的奉神形象，记住它是“祭司的”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：religious writing、ecclesiastical contexts、literary description 该词属中性书面语，多用于宗教、教会或文学语境，日常口语中较少见。
Grammar Note
比较级 priestlier，最高级 priestliest。
Pronunciation & Spelling
beastly 与 priestly 完全押韵（/iːstli/）。ghostly、mostly、costly 与 priestly 拼写相近（都以 -stly 结尾），但发音不同：ghostly、mostly 读 /ˈɡoʊstli/，costly 读 /ˈkɒstli/，所以不押韵。另注意，-ly 结尾的词不一定是副词，例如 priestly、beastly、kingly 都是形容词。
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.