clergy

英 [ˈklɜːdʒi]

美 [ˈklɜːrdʒi]

n.  (统称)圣职人员，神职人员

复数：clergy　

考研TOEFLTEM4TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.4651 / COCA.6499

牛津词典

noun

• （统称）圣职人员，神职人员
  the priests or ministers of a religion, especially of the Christian Church
  1. All the local clergy were asked to attend the ceremony.
     所有当地的圣职人员都获邀参加这项仪式。
  2. The new proposals affect both clergy and laity.
     新的提案使神职人员和平信徒都会受到影响。

柯林斯词典

• N-PLURAL 牧师;神职人员
  Theclergyare the official leaders of the religious activities of a particular group of believers.
  1. These proposals met opposition from the clergy.
     这些提案遭到神职人员的反对。

英英释义

noun

• in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity)

双语例句

• The military has accused the clergy of mixing religion and politics.
  军方指责该牧师将宗教与政治混为一谈。
• About this same time, French law required the clergy to register baptisms, deaths, and marriages.
  大约在同一时期，法国的法律要求牧师登记洗礼、死亡和结婚的人数。
• Their decisions have been accepted by the clergy and the laity of all times, making their validity indisputable.
  他们的决定已经被接受，由教士和俗人的任何时候，其效力不容置疑的。
• These proposals met opposition from the clergy.
  这些提案遭到神职人员的反对。
• The school will train Muslim, Jewish and Christian clergy together.
  这所学校同时培训穆斯林，犹太教和基督教牧师。
• Ordinary Roman Catholic priests are not members of the regular clergy, but monks are.
  一般罗马天主教神父不是教团成员，但修道士则是。
• Luther put his principle which all Christian were clergy into equality in personality and religious service.
  路德将平信徒皆为祭司原则贯彻到人格上的平等和宗教礼拜仪式当中。
• They ran the three churches to which they belonged, the clergy, the choirs and the parishioners.
  她们管理着自己所属的那三家教堂、牧师、唱诗班和教区居民。
• The clergy were having an argument about god's law.
  牧师们就上帝的律法在进行争论。
• Clergy and laity alike are divided in their views.
  神职人员和信众同样都观点各异。