curate

curate — 名詞

1. a junior priest who helps the vicar or rector run a church and serve the local c

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釋義

助理牧師

在教堂協助主任牧師的基層神職人員

a junior priest who helps the vicar or rector run a church and serve the local community, especially within the Anglican Church

例句

The new curate at St. Mary's visited every house on the street.

聖瑪麗教堂的新任助理牧師拜訪了街上的每一戶人家。

curate + at [church name]

Felix trained as a curate for two years before becoming a vicar.

Felix 接受了兩年的助理牧師培訓，之後才成為教區牧師。

trained as a curate

同義詞
  • 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

反義詞
  • 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

❌The curate is the head of the parish.
✅The vicar is the head of the parish; the curate is the assistant.
💡A curate is a junior assistant, not the person in charge.

curate — 動詞