Archdeacon
[ɑːtʃ'diːk(ə)n;'ɑːtʃ-] or [,ɑrtʃ'dikən]
解释:
(noun.) (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop.
校对:马尔科姆--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though with independent authority.
手打:斯蒂芬
解释:
n. a chief deacon: the ecclesiastical dignitary having the chief supervision of a diocese or part of it next under the bishop—the 'bishop's eye.'—ns. Archdeac′onry the office jurisdiction or residence of an archdeacon; Archdeac′onship the office of an archdeacon.—adj. Archidīac′onal.—n. Archidīac′onate.
手打:温迪
例句:
- I shall return to Brocklehurst Hall in the course of a week or two: my good friend, the Archdeacon, will not permit me to leave him sooner. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
- He knew that the Marquis, when he last came down to Lisbon, had been in the habit of dining with Mr. Archdeacon and his wife. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- Still, the Archdeacon's letter to Carriston is a sufficient guarantee that he is not a swindler, so I will chance it. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Mr. Casaubon has gone to the Archdeacon's, she said, at once. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
- He had a letter of introduction to my friend, the Archdeacon of Eastminster, who gave him one to me. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Then came more stories, from different quarters, concerning Worcester and Mrs. Archdeacon. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
- I thought he looked shattered the other day at the Archdeacon's. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
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