快速记忆
priest [priːst] n. 牧师;神父;教士 v. 使成为神职人员;任命……为祭司
priest 牧师 ←同首词→ prayer 祈祷文
eg. The weary priest is droning a prayer in the church.
疲惫不堪的牧师在教堂里喃喃地念着祷词。
——摘自《快速记忆英语单词 口袋书》
英语词源
priest:神父,宗教群体中的长老
英语单词 priest 来自拉丁语 presbyter ,后者来自希腊语 presbyteros ,意思是“长老”,用来表示在宗教会众中传播教义、指导信徒的神父。
而另外一个希腊单词 hiereus 则表示在宗教中举行祭祀、管 理供品的人为 hiereus (祭司),对应的拉丁语为 sacerdos ,但英语中没有对应的名词,只有一个直接衍生出来的形容词 sacerdotal (祭 司的,僧侣的)。因此,在将拉丁语的《圣经》翻译为英语时, presbyter (长老)和 sacerdos (祭司)统统被翻译为 priest (神父)。
- priest:[priːst] n. 神父,牧师,教士,祭司
- priestess:[‘priːstɪs] n. 女祭司
- priesthood:[‘priːsthʊd] n. 祭司职,神职,僧职
常见短语
- Catholic priest: 天主教神父
- Ordained priest: 领洗的牧师
- Parish priest: 教区牧师
- Assistant priest: 助理牧师
- Parishioner and priest: 教友和牧师
- priestly duties: 牧师职责
- priesthood vocation: 神职召唤
- Celebrate Mass as a priest: 作为牧师主持弥撒
- Confession with a priest: 向神父忏悔
- Serve as a priest: 作为牧师服务
- Devoted priest: 忠诚的牧师
- Senior priest: 资深牧师
- Young priest: 年轻牧师
- Ordain as a priest: 任命为牧师
- priestly formation: 神职人员培养
- Parish priest and the community: 教区牧师和社区
- Female priest: 女性神父
- Preach as a priest: 作为牧师讲道
- Seminary for priests: 神学院
- priests and their congregations: 牧师和他们的教众
- Married priest: 已婚神父
- Retired priest: 退休牧师
- priestly vestments: 神职人员礼服
- Assist the priest: 协助牧师
- priest‘s role in the sacraments: 牧师在圣事中的角色
- Pray with a priest: 与神父一起祈祷
- Serve as a chaplain or priest: 担任教士或神父
- priestly authority: 神职人员的权威
- Ordain priests: 授予神职
- priests and religious leaders: 神父和宗教领袖
- Seek guidance from a priest: 向牧师寻求指导
- priestly formation program: 神职人员培训计划
- priestly ministry: 神职事工
- Pray for priests: 为神父祈祷
- priestly celibacy: 神职人员的禁欲生活
- Ordained as a Roman Catholic priest: 授任为罗马天主教神父
- priests and the sacrament of marriage: 神父与婚姻圣事
- Serve as a missionary priest: 作为传教士牧师服务
- priestly formation and spiritual growth: 神职人员的培养和灵性成长
- priests and pastoral care: 牧师和牧养关怀
- priesthood ordination ceremony: 神职任命仪式