parsonage
parsonage — 名詞
- parsonagesingular
- parsonagesplural
1. a home that a Christian church owns and gives to its minister to live in for fre
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.
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
The Brontë sisters wrote most of their novels inside a small parsonage in Yorkshire.
勃朗特三姊妹大部分的小說，都是在 Yorkshire 一間小小的牧師住宅裡寫成的。
After Christopher retired, the church sold the parsonage to a young family from Leeds.
Christopher 退休之後，教會把那間牧師住宅賣給了一個從 Leeds 來的年輕家庭。
Heavy rain leaked through the parsonage roof for weeks before anyone noticed.
牧師住宅的屋頂漏雨漏了好幾個禮拜，才有人發現。
- 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).