Word · Frequency #16657
vestries
法衣圣器储藏室；教堂法衣室
vestries is the plural of vestry.
a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or where meetings are held
- 1.
A room in a church where the clergy put on their vestments and where these are stored; also used for meetings and classes.
教堂内神职人员穿戴及存放法衣的房间,也用于会议和授课。
- 2.
An assembly of persons (ad hoc or recurrent) who manage parochial affairs; so called because usually held in a vestry.
管理教区事务的人员集会(临时性或定期性),因通常在法衣室举行而得名。
- 3.
A committee of parishioners elected to administer the temporal affairs of a parish.
由教区居民选举产生、负责管理教区世俗事务的委员会。
教区委员会；教堂内神职人员穿戴及存放法衣的房间,也用于会议和授课。；管理教区事务的人员集会(临时性或定期性),因通常在法衣室举行而得名。；由教区居民选举产生、负责管理教区世俗事务的委员会。；法衣圣器储藏室
In use
The priest left his robe in the vestry before the service began.
After the meeting, the church volunteers cleaned the vestry and put the chairs away.
We stored the old hymn books in the vestry next to the main hall.
in the vestry
此义指教堂里存放法衣和圣器的房间。
The priest left his robes in the vestry.
牧师把法衣留在法衣室里。
serve on the vestry
在美国圣公会中，vestry 也可指由会众选出的教区委员会，负责管理教会事务。
Three new members were elected to serve on the vestry.
三名新成员当选，在教区委员会任职。
Connections
Collocations
- vestry meeting
- 堂区委员会会议
- The vestry meeting decided to repair the church roof.堂区委员会会议决定修缮教堂屋顶。
- parish vestry
- 堂区委员会
- She was elected to the parish vestry last year.她去年当选为堂区委员会委员。
- vestry room
- 教堂法衣室
- The choir changes into robes in the vestry room.唱诗班在法衣室里换上长袍。
- vestry clerk
- 堂区委员会秘书
- The vestry clerk recorded the minutes of the meeting.堂区委员会秘书记录了会议纪要。
Synonyms
- sacristy
- 圣器室；法衣室 · 与 vestry 的“房间”义非常接近，常可互换；但 sacristy 更侧重存放圣器和法衣的空间，vestry 还可指会议室或教区委员会。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
vestry里藏着vest（法衣），法衣和圣器就存放在教堂这间小室里。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：教堂建筑、圣公会教区、教区事务管理 vestry 多用于教会正式语境，通常指教堂内存放法衣和圣器的房间，或指由信徒选出的教区委员会；日常口语中较少使用。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都不与 vestry /ˈvɛstri/ 完全押韵。industry、ministry、registry、chemistry 都以 -stry 结尾，但 -stry 前有额外元音，读音不同；pastry 的元音是 /eɪ/；sentry 的重读元音虽与 vestry 相同，但辅音是 /nt/ 而非 /st/。它们只是拼写相似。
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.