curate
curate — noun
1. a junior priest who helps the vicar or rector run a church and serve the local c
a junior priest who helps the vicar or rector run a church and serve the local community, especially within the Anglican Church
The new curate at St. Mary's visited every house on the street.
curate + at [church name]
Felix trained as a curate for two years before becoming a vicar.
trained as a curate
Obi helped the curate prepare the church for the Sunday morning service.
The elderly vicar asked his curate to lead the afternoon prayer group.
- vicar
the senior priest in charge of a parish; not a synonym for an assistant
- rector
a senior priest, similar to vicar but with different historical legal status
- minister
a general term for a Protestant clergyperson, not specific to Anglicanism
- chaplain
a priest attached to a hospital, school, or military unit rather than a parish
- vicar
the senior priest whom the curate assists
文法句型
curate + of + church/parish
用法筆記
This title is most often found in Anglican and Episcopal churches. In some denominations the term 'assistant priest' or 'associate pastor' is used instead.
常見錯誤
curate — verb
1. to choose, arrange, and take care of artworks or historical objects so that they
to choose, arrange, and take care of artworks or historical objects so that they can be displayed in a museum, gallery, or exhibition
Lisa curated the museum's new exhibition of twentieth‑century paintings.
curate + exhibition of [theme]
The photography show was curated by a team of art historians from Paris.
passive: be curated by + person/team
Lisa spent the summer curating objects from the museum's ancient storage rooms for a new exhibition.
Sana curated a small gallery in Taipei before moving to Tokyo.
A ceramics specialist was brought in to curate the porcelain display.
- neglect
to fail to care for the objects in a collection
文法句型
curate + exhibition / collection / show
be curated by + person / team
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive voice (e.g. 'The exhibition was curated by...'). This sense always involves physical objects or artworks — not people, performances, or digital content.
常見錯誤
2. to decide which films, musicians, performances, or other acts will form part of
to decide which films, musicians, performances, or other acts will form part of a festival, film series, or cultural programme
Zayd curated the film programme for the city's summer arts festival.
curate + [type of] programme for [event]
Nellie curated a series of jazz performances at the annual music event.
The dance section of the festival was curated by a choreographer from Brazil.
Anna curated the opening night concert with four rising stars from Asia.
Pim helped curate the short-film competition for the annual student festival.
文法句型
curate + festival / programme / season
curate + [art form] + for + [event]
用法筆記
The object is typically an event or programme, not individual artworks. Distinguish from sense 1 (museum) where the focus is physical objects, and from sense 3 (digital) where the content is online material.
常見錯誤
3. to pick and organise digital material — such as articles, songs, products, or po
to pick and organise digital material — such as articles, songs, products, or posts — and present it in a list, feed, playlist, or collection for an audience to browse or enjoy
Heloísa curated a weekly newsletter of design articles for architects in São Paulo.
curate + newsletter of [topic] for [audience]
The music blog curated playlists of new indie bands for its readers every month.
Eli curated the product recommendations that appear on the bookstore's home page.
Sora curated a photo collection of street art from cities around the world.
The news app curated stories from local reporters in each major city.
文法句型
curate + content / playlist / newsletter / collection
curate + [material] + for + [audience/platform]
用法筆記
This is the most recently developed sense and is very common in technology and media contexts. The object is always intangible: content, information, or media — never physical objects or live events.