chaplain

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n. 牧师

发音

US /ˈt͡ʃæp.lɪn/

词形变化

chaplains 复数 chaplains

别名

capellane chap. chapelayn chaplaine chapling chappellane

教材释义与例句

名词

牧师；专职教士

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a religious body who is (often, although not always, of the clergy) officially assigned to provide pastoral care at an institution, group, private chapel, etc.

    牧师

  2. 2.

    A person without religious affiliation who carries out similar duties in a secular context.

词汇关系

名词

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词源

From Middle English chapeleyn, from Old French chapelain, from Medieval Latin, Late Latin cappellānus, from cappella. Doublet of capelin. Displaced Old English handprēost.

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