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the rectory
The rectory is next to the church.
教区长住所就在教堂旁边。
教区长的住所
rectories — plural of rectory
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教区长的住所
an official residence provided by a church for its parson, vicar, or rector
The rectory is next to the church.
教区长住所就在教堂旁边。
神职人员的住所之一。
Any of certain residences for clergy members.
The rector invited the choir for tea at the rectory after the morning service.
早礼拜结束后，教区长邀请唱诗班到教区长住所喝茶。
The old rectory stands next to the church, surrounded by a large garden.
那座旧教区长住所坐落在教堂旁边，周围有一个大花园。
The congregation plans to turn the empty rectory into a small museum.
会众计划把这所空置的教区长住所改造成一座小型博物馆。
The rectory is next to the church.
教区长住所就在教堂旁边。
表示地点时常用 at the rectory。
The meeting was held at the rectory.
会议在教区长住所举行。
rectory 可作定语修饰名词，如 rectory garden、rectory door。
They had tea in the rectory garden.
他们在教区长住所的花园里喝茶。
Not this
The church appointed a new rectory last month.
Use this
The church appointed a new rector last month.
rectory 指‘教区长的住所’，是地点；rector 指‘教区长’，是人。appoint（任命）的对象应是人，所以要用 rector。
Not this
The priests usually eat meals in the rectory.
Use this
The priests usually eat meals in the refectory.
rectory 是‘教区长的住所’，refectory 才是‘（修道院或学院的）餐厅’。表示‘吃饭的地方’要用 refectory，用 rectory 不符合句意。
Not this
The town has two old rectorys.
Use this
The town has two old rectories.
以辅音字母加 y 结尾的名词变复数时，要把 y 改为 ies：rectory → rectories，不能直接加 s。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
那幢古老的教区长住所
They bought the old rectory and turned it into a bed and breakfast.
他们买下了那幢古老的教区长住所，把它改成了民宿。
住在教区长住所
The new rector will live in the rectory next to the church.
新任教区长将住在教堂旁边的教区长住所里。
搬进教区长住所
The family moved into the rectory after the renovation.
翻修结束后，这家人搬进了教区长住所。
教区长住所的花园
The rectory garden is open to the public every summer.
教区长住所的花园每年夏天向公众开放。
教区长住所的门
Someone knocked at the rectory door late at night.
深夜有人敲教区长住所的门。
Use rectories naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 rector（教区长）的住处是 rectory：rector 后加 y，y 就像房子的小院子。
语域：formal 常见场景：教会文件、房产描述、历史或文学叙述 该词比较正式，多用于正式文书或书面描述中；日常口语较少使用，英式英语中更常说 vicarage。
真正与 rectory /ˈrektəri/ 押韵的词是 directory /dəˈrektəri/（其中的 -rektəri 部分完全一致）。请注意拼写相似的词并不都押韵：factory /ˈfæktəri/ 和 victory /ˈvɪktəri/ 虽以 -ctory 结尾，但重读元音不同；history /ˈhɪstəri/、territory /ˈterətəri/、dormitory /ˈdɔːmətri/ 也只是拼写相近，发音差别较大。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.