Word · Frequency #5705
vicars
教区牧师
vicars is the plural of vicar.
a priest in the Church of England who is in charge of a parish
- 1.
In the Church of England, the priest of a parish, receiving a salary or stipend but not tithes.
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
- 2.
In the Roman Catholic and some other churches, a cleric acting as local representative of a higher ranking member of the clergy.
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
- 3.
A person acting on behalf of, or representing, another person.
代表或代理他人的人
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；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；代表或代理他人的人；教堂主持；代理人；[法] 代表
In use
The vicar visited the sick parishioner in the hospital.
Our local vicar organized a charity bake sale for the community.
They asked the vicar to officiate at their wedding ceremony.
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。
Vicar [name]
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。
serve as vicar of [place]
动词短语，表示担任牧师的职务。
She served as vicar of the parish for ten years.
Connections
Collocations
- parish vicar
- 教区牧师
- The parish vicar conducted the Sunday service.教区牧师主持了周日礼拜。
- local vicar
- 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。
- become a vicar
- 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。
- vicar's sermon
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
- vicar of Bray
- 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。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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').
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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