abbot

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n. 男修道院院长, 大寺院男住持

发音

UK /ˈæb.ət/
US /ˈæb.ət/
CA

词形变化

abbots 复数 abbots

别名

abbat abb.

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The superior or head of an abbey or monastery.

    方丈

    住持

    The newly appointed abbot decided to take a tour of the abbey with the cardinal's emissary.

  2. 2.

    The pastor or administrator of an order, including minor and major orders starting with the minor order of porter.

  3. 3.

    A layman who received the abbey's revenues, after the closing of the monasteries.

  4. 4.

    A brothel-owner's husband or lover.

    古体 俚语
  5. 5.

    A ponce; a man employed by a prostitute to find clients, and who may also act as a bodyguard or equivalent to a bouncer.

    古体 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

archimandrite

上位词 2

man superior

下位词 1

abbe

相关短语

Abbot of Misrule abbot of the people abbot general [网络] 总院牧 abbot nullius Abbot of Unreason abbot primate abbot primates abbot on the cross abbots primate croziered abbot Newton Abbot Milton Abbot

词源

From Middle English abbot, abbod, abbed, from Old English abbat, abbad, abbod, from Latin abbās (“father”), from Ancient Greek ἀββᾶς (abbâs), from Aramaic אבא (’abbā, “father”). Doublet of abba, abbé, and bwana.

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