Dreye權威釋義

n.

教會聖職人員

a.

書記的；辦事員的；抄寫員的
牧師的

辨析

同義:

n.教士，牧師

clergyman priest minister rabbi parson churchman ecclesiastic pastor

a.教堂的，教士的

ecclesiastical churchly

同義參見:

clerk

以上來源於：《英漢大辭典》

n.

a priest or religious leader, especially a Christian or Muslim one.

Etymology

C17 (earlier (C15) as clerical): from eccles. L. clericus ‘clergyman’, from Gk klērikos ‘belonging to the Christian clergy’, from klēros ‘lot, heritage’ (Acts 1:26).

以上來源於：《簡明牛津英語詞典》