bishop

bishop — noun

1. a senior Christian minister who oversees the churches and clergy across a city,

1.名詞B2
釋義

a senior Christian minister who oversees the churches and clergy across a city, region, or diocese, and who can ordain new priests.

例句

The bishop of Canterbury visited our small village church last Sunday morning.

the bishop of [place]

Bishop Garcia ordained six new priests at the cathedral in Manila yesterday.

Bishop + [Name] as title before a person's name

同義詞
  • prelate

    formal term for any high-ranking Christian minister

  • archbishop

    a bishop of even higher rank, in charge of other bishops

文法句型

the bishop of [place]

Bishop [Name]

用法筆記

Capitalised as a title before a name (Bishop Tutu) but lowercase as a common noun (the bishop spoke). Subject is usually a man, though some Protestant churches now ordain women bishops.

常見錯誤

❌A bishop teaches a single church on Sunday.
✅A bishop oversees many churches in a region.
💡a bishop is senior to a parish priest and supervises many churches, not one.
❌I met bishop Tutu in Cape Town.
✅I met Bishop Tutu in Cape Town.
💡capitalise Bishop when used as a title before a name.

2. in chess, one of two tall pieces on each side, shaped like a pointed church hat,

2.名詞B2
釋義

in chess, one of two tall pieces on each side, shaped like a pointed church hat, that travels diagonally across squares of one colour for as far as the path is clear.

例句

Bram slid her white bishop across the board and captured Daniel's queen in one move.

subject + bishop captures + [piece]

In chess, the bishop can only move along squares of the same colour.

the bishop moves diagonally on one colour

同義詞

文法句型

move the bishop

the bishop takes [piece]

用法筆記

Each player begins with two bishops, one on a light square and one on a dark square; each stays on its starting colour for the whole game. Often paired with 'knight' when discussing trades of equal-value pieces.

常見錯誤

❌I moved my bishop straight forward to take the pawn.
✅I moved my bishop diagonally to take the pawn.
💡bishops only travel diagonally, never in straight lines.
❌Her bishop jumped over the knight.
✅Her knight jumped over the bishop.
💡bishops cannot jump pieces; only knights can.