presbytery

英 [ˈprezbɪtri] 美 [ˈprezbɪteri]

n.  长老部; 本堂神父住宅; 教堂的圣所

复数:presbyteries

BNC.17734 / COCA.34041



牛津词典

noun

  1. 长老部
    a local council of the Presbyterian Church
    1. 本堂神父住宅
      a house where a Roman Catholic priest lives
      1. 教堂的圣所
        part of a church, near the east end, beyond the choir

        柯林斯词典

        1. (天主教的)神父住宅
          A presbytery is the house in which a Roman Catholic priest lives.

          双语例句

          1. Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.
            你不要轻忽所得的恩赐、就是从前藉著预言、在众长老按手的时候、赐给你的。
          2. "I recollect," said Waverley;" but did not the triumph of Presbytery AT the Revolution extinguish thAT sect?"
            “我想起来了,”威弗莱说道,“可是,是长老会在革命中得到了胜利,难道这个教派还没有销声匿迹?”
          3. While they were thus embarrassed, a large chest was brought and deposited in the presbytery for the Bishop, by two unknown horsemen, who departed on the instant.
            正在大家为难时,有两个陌生人,骑着马,带了一只大箱子,送来给主教先生,箱子放在本堂神甫家里人立即走了。
          4. Between the tennis court and the back fence was an incinerator used by the school and the presbytery for quite some years until the recycling bins came into use.
            在网球场和背部围栏之间曾设置了焚化炉,供学校和神父宿舍使用了很多年,直到废物回收箱开始投入使用为止。

          英英释义

          noun

          1. building reserved for the officiating clergy