congregants
congregants — 名詞
1. people who belong to a particular church, synagogue, mosque, or temple and take
會眾
參加宗教聚會的成員
people who belong to a particular church, synagogue, mosque, or temple and take part in its regular religious meetings and activities.
On Christmas morning, the congregants filled the old church's wooden pews for the early service.
聖誕節早上，會眾坐滿了老教堂的木製長椅，參加清晨的禮拜。
collocation: congregants + [place of worship] for [event]
After the rabbi's sermon, the congregants gathered downstairs for tea and conversation.
拉比講完道之後，會眾聚集在樓下大廳喝茶聊天。
congregants gathered after a religious service
The mosque congregants donated food during Ramadan to feed over two hundred families.
這間清真寺的會眾在齋戒月期間捐獻了食物，幫助兩百多個家庭。
The new priest was warmly welcomed by the congregants at her first Sunday mass.
新來的牧師在她第一次主持的主日彌撒中，受到會眾熱烈的歡迎。
Several congregants stayed after the service to help clean the hall and arrange chairs.
好幾位會眾在禮拜結束後留下來幫忙打掃大廳並排好椅子。
- parishioners
used specifically for members of a Christian parish, especially Catholic or Anglican
- worshippers
more general term; can refer to attendees of any religious service, not necessarily full members
- flock
a figurative term emphasising the spiritual care relationship with a religious leader; slightly literary or formal
- congregation
a collective noun referring to the group as a whole rather than individual members
- clergy
the religious leaders who lead the congregation, as opposed to the lay members
- non-members
people who do not belong to the religious community
文法句型
the congregants of + [place of worship]
congregants + [verb of gathering/worshipping]
用法筆記
Used primarily in religious contexts. The singular form 'congregant' is much less common than the plural 'congregants' or the related noun 'congregation'.