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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。
教区；大主教辖区
sees — plural of see
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教区；大主教辖区
A diocese or archdiocese; a region of a church under a bishop or archbishop.
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。
教区或总教区:通常由主教或大主教领导的教会区域
A diocese or archdiocese: a region of a church, generally headed by a bishop or an archbishop.
主教教区内的座位,通常是大教堂所在之处
the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
主教或大主教的职位
The office of a bishop or archbishop.
权力行使的座位、地点或场所
A seat; a site; a place where sovereign, autonomous, or autocephalous power is exercised.
The bishop returned to his see after the council meeting.
会议结束后，主教回到了他的教区。
The historic see of Canterbury has been a center of Christianity for centuries.
历史悠久的坎特伯雷教区几个世纪以来一直是基督教中心。
The new bishop was installed in the see of York last week.
新主教上周在约克教区就职。
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。
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。
指主教职位空缺。
The see remained vacant for three years.
该主教职位空缺了三年。
Not this
The bishop's seat is in Canterbury.
Use this
The bishop's see is in Canterbury.
see作为名词表示“主教职位或教区”，而seat表示“座位”或“所在地”，两者意义不同。学生受seat常用义影响误用。
Not this
He went to the sea in Rome.
Use this
He went to the see in Rome.
see与sea发音相同，但see指主教辖区，sea指海洋。学生因同音而拼写混淆。
Not this
I visited the saw of the bishop.
Use this
I visited the see of the bishop.
名词see不能改用动词see的过去式saw。saw是动词形式，此处需要名词原形see。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
……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。
都主教辖区
The metropolitan see oversees several dioceses.
都主教辖区管理数个教区。
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。
空缺的主教辖区
After the bishop's death, the see remained vacant for a year.
主教去世后，该主教辖区空缺了一年。
看法一致
They don't always see eye to eye on political issues.
他们在政治问题上看法并不总是一致。
醒悟；明白
After years of denial, he finally saw the light and quit smoking.
经过多年的否认，他终于醒悟过来，戒了烟。
勃然大怒
Whenever someone insults his family, he sees red.
每当有人侮辱他的家人，他就勃然大怒。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 see, free)
Use sees naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象主教坐在宝座上，发音似“西”，即西方教会的职位。
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。
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').
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.