vestry

英 [ˈvestri] 美 [ˈvestri]

n.  (教堂的)祭衣室

复数:vestries

法律

BNC.16657 / COCA.34866



牛津词典

noun

  1. (教堂的)祭衣室
    a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service by putting on special clothes and where various objects used in worship are kept

    柯林斯词典

    1. (教堂的)法衣室
      A vestry is a room in a church which the clergy use as an office or to change into their ceremonial clothes for church services.

      双语例句

      1. The bridegroom, dressed for the wedding, his eyes still shrouded in linen, drove to the church with his father, and the famous oculist met them in the vestry.
        他身著新郎礼服,他的父亲开车送他到教堂,但他的眼睛仍然覆盖着纱布,那位著名的眼科医生与他们在教堂相会。
      2. How can a bishop marry? How can he flirt? The most he can say is: "I will see you in the vestry after service."
        主教怎么能够结婚?他怎么能够调情?他能够说的话,充其量亦不过:“做过礼拜之后,在法衣室外跟你面吧。”
      3. She is active in her church, serving as a Vestry member and vice-chair for Grace Episcopal Church.
        她积极参与她的教会,担任教区委员会委员与格雷斯美国新教圣公会副主席。
      4. The vestry also carefully maintained the balance of payments stability, balanced the interests of the parish and civilians, regulated the contradiction between the parish and poor, made the poor relief politics harmony and steady.
        同时又悉心维持教区济贫收支的稳定,权衡教区与平民的权益,调节教区与贫民的矛盾,使教区济贫政治处于和谐、平稳的状态。

      英英释义

      noun

      1. a room in a church where sacred vessels and vestments are kept or meetings are held

          Synonym:    sacristy

        1. in the Protestant Episcopal Church: a committee elected by the congregation to work with the churchwardens in managing the temporal affairs of the church