• n. 神職人員；牧師；僧侶

來自PIE*kel,切，劈，詞源同clone,gladiator.本義為切成細(xì)條的小木板，用于抽簽決定命運(yùn)， 后比喻上帝選中的人，上帝分配的人，以為神職人員蒙上神圣色彩。

clergy (n.)

c. 1200, clergie "office or dignity of a clergyman," from two Old French words: 1. clergié "clerics, learned men," from Medieval Latin clericatus, from Late Latin clericus (see clerk (n.)); 2. clergie "learning, knowledge, erudition," from clerc, also from Late Latin clericus. Meaning "persons ordained for religious work" is from c. 1300.

1. Some of the clergy refused to acknowledge the new king'slegitimacy.

一部分神職人員拒絕承認(rèn)新國王的合法地位。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.

神職人員和信眾同樣都觀點(diǎn)各異。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The military has accused the clergy of mixing religion and politics.

軍方指責(zé)該牧師將宗教與政治混為一談。

來自柯林斯例句

4. These proposals met opposition from the clergy.

這些提案遭到神職人員的反對(duì)。

來自柯林斯例句

5. All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony.

所有當(dāng)?shù)氐氖ヂ毴藛T都獲邀參加這項(xiàng)儀式。

來自《權(quán)威詞典》