Word · Frequency #47
sees
教区；大主教辖区
sees is the plural of see.
A diocese or archdiocese; a region of a church under a bishop or archbishop.
- 1.
A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
教区或总教区:通常由主教或大主教领导的教会区域
- 2.
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
主教教区内的座位,通常是大教堂所在之处
- 3.
The office of a bishop or archbishop.
主教或大主教的职位
- 4.
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
权力行使的座位、地点或场所
主教座堂所在地；主教权力所在的城市；主教职位；主教权限；权力所在地；政权驻地；教区或总教区:通常由主教或大主教领导的教会区域；主教教区内的座位,通常是大教堂所在之处
In use
The bishop returned to his see after the council meeting.
The historic see of Canterbury has been a center of Christianity for centuries.
The new bishop was installed in the see of York last week.
the see of + place
表示某地的主教辖区。
The see of Canterbury is one of the oldest in England.
坎特伯雷主教辖区是英格兰最古老的之一。
bishop's see
指主教所在的教区或职位。
He was appointed to the bishop's see of York.
他被任命为约克的主教席位。
vacant see
指主教职位空缺。
The see remained vacant for three years.
Connections
Collocations
- holy see
- 圣座
- The Holy See is the central governing body of the Catholic Church.圣座是天主教会的中央管理机构。
- bishop's see
- 主教辖区
- He was appointed to the bishop's see of Canterbury.他被任命为坎特伯雷主教辖区的主任。
- see of
- ……的主教辖区
- The see of Rome is the oldest in the West.罗马主教辖区是西方最古老的。
- metropolitan see
- 都主教辖区
- The metropolitan see oversees several dioceses.都主教辖区管理数个教区。
- see city
- 主教驻地城市
- Canterbury is a historic see city.坎特伯雷是一个历史悠久的驻地城市。
- vacant see
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象主教坐在宝座上，发音似“西”，即西方教会的职位。
Context & Register
该义项为非常正式的宗教术语，主要用于天主教会的历史或制度描述中，例如在讨论主教区或主教席位时。通常出现在学术著作、宗教文献或法律文件中。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All words rhyme with 'see' (IPA /si/). 'Bee', 'tree', 'free', 'knee' share the '-ee' spelling. 'Sea' is a homophone; 'tea' rhymes but has different spelling ('-ea').
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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.