Word · Frequency #8070
reverends
牧师;教士
reverends is the plural of reverend.
核心释义
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
- 1.
基督教神职人员;牧师。
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
- 2.
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.
(对神职人员的)尊称;基督教神职人员;牧师。;加在基督教神职人员姓名前的表示尊敬的称号。;教士;大人(对教士的尊称)
用法In use
The reverend led the community in prayer.
用法提示:此处 'reverend' 为名词,指一位神职人员,作主语。
Several reverends attended the interfaith conference.
用法提示:此处 'reverends' 是 'reverend' 的复数形式,指多位神职人员,作主语。
I spoke with the reverend after the service.
用法提示:此处 'reverend' 为名词,前面有定冠词 'the',指特定的一位神职人员,作介词宾语。
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。
the Reverend + [full name]
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- Reverend + last name
- 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。
- the Reverend
- 那位牧师(指代)
- The Reverend led the prayer at the ceremony.那位牧师在仪式上领祷。
- call someone Reverend
- 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。
- Reverend Father
- 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?
- become a reverend
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
reverend有revere(尊敬),指值得尊敬的教士。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于正式场合,称呼基督教神职人员
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于称呼,如 Reverend Smith,但作为普通名词时可用复数形式 reverends。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the spelling ending 'end' and the unstressed syllable /ənd/, but their stressed vowels differ; therefore they are not perfect rhymes but useful spelling lookalikes.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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