priest-ridden

短语

a. 受神职人员压制的

词形变化

more priest-ridden 比较级 most priest-ridden 最高级

别名

priestridden

释义与例句

adj.
  1. 1.

    Dominated or plagued by priests.

    1726, William Rufus Chetwood, The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Robert Boyle, London: J. Watts, 3rd edition, 1735, p. 150, The Father finding the Man had too much Understanding to be Priest-ridden, thought it his best way to hold his Tongue.

词源

From priest + -ridden.

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