cassock

IPA/ˈkæsək/
KK[kˈæsək]IPA/ˈkæsək/

cassock — 名詞

  • cassocksingular
  • cassocksplural

1. an ankle-length robe, usually black, that Christian clergy wear during services;

1.名詞C1
釋義

教士袍

基督宗教神職人員穿的及踝長袍

an ankle-length robe, usually black, that Christian clergy wear during services; in some churches choristers and lay assistants wear one too

例句

Father Brennan adjusted his cassock before stepping into the chapel for evening Mass.

Brennan 神父整理了一下教士袍，然後步入小教堂主持晚間彌撒。

collocation: cassock with clerical title (Father + cassock)

The choirboys wore black cassocks and white surplices for the Easter service.

唱詩班的男孩們穿著黑色教士袍和白色短白衣參加復活節禮拜。

collocation: cassock and surplice (worn together)

常見搭配
  • black cassock
  • cassock and surplice
  • cassock and stole
  • wear a cassock
  • long cassock
同義詞
  • soutane

    a French-derived term for the same garment, used mainly in Catholic contexts

  • robe

    a much broader term for any long, loose garment; use 'cassock' when referring specifically to the clerical ankle-length garment

用法筆記

Typically close-fitting and buttoned down the front. While usually black, the colour can indicate rank: purple for bishops, red for cardinals, white for the Pope. Distinguish from the surplice, a loose white over-garment often worn on top of the cassock.

常見錯誤

The priest put on his robe before the wedding.
The priest put on his cassock before the wedding.
'robe' is too general; a cassock is a specific ankle-length clerical garment, while 'robe' can mean a bathrobe, dressing gown, or judge's robe.

同根字

  • cassocked
    形容詞

常見搭配

常用片語

  • dressed in a cassock
  • cassock and surplice

介系詞搭配

  • in a cassock
  • cassock over