parsonage

IPA/ˈpɑːsənɪdʒ/
KK[pˈɑrsənɪdʒ]IPA/ˈpɑːrsənɪdʒ/

parsonage — 名詞

  • parsonagesingular
  • parsonagesplural

1. a home that a Christian church owns and gives to its minister to live in for fre

1.名詞C2
釋義

牧師住宅

教會提供給駐堂牧師的免費住所

a home that a Christian church owns and gives to its minister to live in for free while they work there.

例句

Tanvi grew up in a draughty old parsonage beside the village church.

Tanvi 從小就住在村裡教堂旁邊一間又老又漏風的牧師住宅。

typical pattern: in a [adjective] parsonage beside the church

When the new vicar arrived in Norfolk, the parsonage had been empty for three years.

新任牧區牧師抵達 Norfolk 時，那間牧師住宅已經空置了三年。

subject often a vicar, rector, or minister

常見搭配
  • the old parsonage
  • live in the parsonage
  • the parsonage garden
  • next to the parsonage
  • the parsonage was sold
同義詞
  • vicarage

    British, specifically a Church of England vicar's house; more common in everyday UK usage than 'parsonage'.

  • rectory

    the house of a rector; in Anglican use, slightly grander than a vicarage.

  • manse

    the standard term in Presbyterian and Scottish churches for the minister's house.

  • pastor's house

    plain modern American phrasing, common in Protestant churches that avoid older vocabulary.

文法句型

the parsonage

a parsonage next to / behind / beside [the church]

用法筆記

Almost always preceded by 'the' when referring to a specific church's house; the word now sounds historical or literary in everyday speech. In modern American usage, churches more often say 'pastor's house' or 'manse' (especially in Presbyterian contexts).

常見錯誤

My grandfather lives in a parsonage even though he isn't a priest.
My grandfather lives in an old vicarage that was converted into a private house.
a parsonage is specifically the church-owned home for its serving minister; once sold off, it stops being a parsonage.

同根字

  • parson
    名詞C1
  • parsonical
    形容詞C2

常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • parsonage garden
  • parsonage roof
  • parsonage kitchen
  • parsonage door
  • parsonage wall

常用片語

  • the old parsonage
  • lived in the parsonage
  • moved out of the parsonage
  • the parsonage was sold

介系詞搭配

  • in the parsonage
  • at the parsonage
  • behind the parsonage
  • beside the parsonage
  • next to the parsonage