clergy
/ˈklɜːdʒi/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈklɜːrdʒi/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈklər-jē/ (ame, mw)
clergy — 名詞
1. all the people who hold formal religious office in a church or similar faith com
神職人員
教會等宗教團體中的正式宗教職人員
all the people who hold formal religious office in a church or similar faith community, especially those who lead worship or care for believers in Christian traditions
The clergy gathered in the cathedral before the memorial service began.
神職人員在追思禮拜開始前聚集在大教堂裡。
pattern: the clergy + plural verb
After the flood, local clergy opened church halls for families needing beds.
洪水過後，當地神職人員開放教堂大廳，讓需要床位的家庭入住。
collocation: local clergy
Saira interviewed senior clergy from three cities about the decline in attendance.
Saira 訪問了來自三座城市的資深神職人員，談論出席人數下降的情況。
Many young people said the clergy should speak more clearly about housing costs.
許多年輕人說，神職人員應該更清楚地談論住房成本問題。
At the funeral, the clergy walked in first, followed by the choir.
在葬禮上，神職人員先走進場，接著才是唱詩班。
- priesthood
more formal and usually narrower, focusing on priests rather than the full group of religious officials
- ministry
can mean the work of serving a church as well as the people doing it, so it is less exact
- religious leaders
a plain broader phrase that can include leaders who are not formally ordained
- church leaders
more everyday and usually limited to Christian settings
- laity
ordinary members of a religious community who do not hold official religious office
文法句型
the clergy + plural verb
members of the clergy
local/senior clergy
用法筆記
Usually refers to the group as a whole rather than to one person. In British English it often takes a plural verb when the clergy are seen as individual people acting together.