Word · Frequency #8070
reverends
牧师；教士
reverends is the plural of reverend.
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
- 1.
A member of the Christian clergy; a minister.
基督教神职人员；牧师。
- 2.
A title indicating respect, prefixed to the names of Christian clergy.
加在基督教神职人员姓名前的表示尊敬的称号。
（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)
In use
The reverend led the community in prayer.
Several reverends attended the interfaith conference.
I spoke with the reverend after the service.
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.
约翰·史密斯牧师将主持礼拜。
[det] reverend
作为普通名词，前面可加冠词或限定词。
The reverend gave a moving sermon last Sunday.
Connections
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
- 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。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
reverend有revere（尊敬），指值得尊敬的教士。
Context & Register
通常用于正式场合，称呼基督教神职人员
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。
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.
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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