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the vicar of [place]
表示某个教堂或教区的牧师，of后接具体地点。
He is the vicar of St. Mary's Church.
他是圣玛丽教堂的教区牧师。
教区牧师
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
教区牧师
a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a parish
He is the vicar of St. Mary's Church.
他是圣玛丽教堂的教区牧师。
在英格兰教会中,领取薪水或津贴但不收取什一税的教区牧师
In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
在罗马天主教和其他一些教会中,作为高级神职人员的地方代表的神职人员
In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
代表或代理他人的人
A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
The vicar visited the sick parishioner in the hospital.
教区牧师去医院探望了生病的教区居民。
Our local vicar organized a charity bake sale for the community.
我们当地的教区牧师为社区组织了一场慈善烘焙义卖。
They asked the vicar to officiate at their wedding ceremony.
他们请教区牧师主持他们的婚礼仪式。
表示某个教堂或教区的牧师，of后接具体地点。
He is the vicar of St. Mary's Church.
他是圣玛丽教堂的教区牧师。
用作称呼或头衔，直接放在姓氏前。
Vicar Smith led the Sunday service.
史密斯牧师主持了周日礼拜。
动词短语，表示担任牧师的职务。
She served as vicar of the parish for ten years.
她担任这个教区的牧师十年。
Not this
He is a vicker of the local church.
Use this
He is a vicar of the local church.
拼写错误：'vicar'的正确拼写是'vicar'，不是'vicker'。注意元音和辅音的拼写，不要与'wicker'等词混淆。
Not this
He vicared the parish for ten years.
Use this
He served as vicar of the parish for ten years.
词性错误：'vicar'是名词，不能直接用作动词。表示'担任教区牧师'需使用'serve as vicar'或'be a vicar'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
教区牧师
The parish vicar conducted the Sunday service.
教区牧师主持了周日礼拜。
当地牧师
We invited the local vicar to bless the new school.
我们邀请了当地牧师为新学校祈福。
成为牧师
After years of study, he decided to become a vicar.
经过多年学习，他决定成为一名牧师。
牧师的讲道
The vicar's sermon this morning was about forgiveness.
今天上午牧师的讲道是关于宽恕的。
布雷的牧师（指见风使舵、为保住职位而改变原则的人）
He's a political vicar of Bray, supporting whatever policy is popular at the moment.
他是个政治上的见风使舵者，什么政策当下受欢迎就支持什么。
基督的代表（指教皇）
The Pope is known as the Vicar of Christ in Catholic tradition.
在天主教传统中，教皇被称为基督的代表。
我是牧师！
Being the vicar of Dibley is a joy.
担任迪布利牧师的职务是一种快乐。
他是一位穿着芭蕾舞裙的牧师。
The vicar danced down the aisle.
牧师沿着过道跳舞。
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vicar 音似'威克'，想象威克先生是村庄教区牧师，常开车(car)在教区走访。
该词较为正式，多用于英国国教或天主教语境，指代教区牧师或代理牧师，在日常对话中较少使用。
The words 'bicker', 'ticker', 'picker', 'liquor', 'flicker' all rhyme with 'vicar' (stressed vowel /ɪ/ and ending /kə/). 'Victor' is a spelling lookalike but does not rhyme ('ˈvɪktə' vs 'ˈvikə').
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