Reverend + [surname]
用作称呼时首字母大写,后接姓氏。
We invited Reverend Brown to the ceremony.
我们邀请了布朗牧师参加典礼。
牧师;教士
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
牧师;教士
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
We invited Reverend Brown to the ceremony.
我们邀请了布朗牧师参加典礼。
基督教神职人员;牧师。
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
加在基督教神职人员姓名前的表示尊敬的称号。
A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.
The reverend led the community in prayer.
牧师带领社区祈祷。
Several reverends attended the interfaith conference.
几位牧师参加了跨信仰会议。
I spoke with the reverend after the service.
礼拜结束后我与那位牧师交谈。
用作称呼时首字母大写,后接姓氏。
We invited Reverend Brown to the ceremony.
我们邀请了布朗牧师参加典礼。
正式场合使用,前面加定冠词the,后接全名。
The Reverend John Smith will lead the service.
约翰·史密斯牧师将主持礼拜。
作为普通名词,前面可加冠词或限定词。
The reverend gave a moving sermon last Sunday.
那位牧师上周日做了一场感人的布道。
Not this
He is reverend.
Use this
He is a reverend.
Reverend在这里是名词,意为‘教士’,前面需要不定冠词a;中国学习者可能受形容词含义‘应受尊敬的’影响而误用为形容词,导致缺少冠词。
Not this
Two reverend came to the church.
Use this
Two reverends came to the church.
当表示复数时,可数名词reverend需加-s变为reverends;中国学习者可能误以为它是不可数名词或忘记加复数标记。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
对教士的尊称加姓
We invited Reverend Johnson to give the sermon.
我们邀请约翰逊牧师来布道。
那位牧师(指代)
The Reverend led the prayer at the ceremony.
那位牧师在仪式上领祷。
称呼某人为牧师
In the church, they call him Reverend.
在教堂里,他们称呼他为牧师。
神父(天主教尊称)
Reverend Father, may I ask for your blessing?
神父,我可以请求您的祝福吗?
成为牧师
After years of study, he became a reverend.
经过多年的学习,他成为了一名牧师。
我是个牧师,孩子!
The reverend led the congregation in prayer.
那位牧师带领会众祈祷。
她是一位牧师,她是一位母亲。
Many people refer to her as 'Reverend'.
许多人称她为‘牧师’。
Use reverend naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
reverend有revere(尊敬),指值得尊敬的教士。
通常用于正式场合,称呼基督教神职人员
通常用于称呼,如 Reverend Smith,但作为普通名词时可用复数形式 reverends。
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