pastor
pastor — 名詞
- pastorsingular
- pastorsplural
1. a Christian church leader who leads a church and cares for the people in it.
牧師
基督教會的帶領者
a Christian church leader who leads a church and cares for the people in it.
Pastor Kim welcomed three new families after the Sunday morning service.
Kim 牧師在週日上午禮拜後歡迎三個新家庭。
title before a name: Pastor Kim
The small town pastor visited Rosa in hospital after her surgery.
小鎮的牧師在 Rosa 動完手術後去醫院探望她。
At camp, the pastor led songs before the children went to bed.
在營會上，牧師在孩子們上床前帶大家唱歌。
pastor + lead worship activity
Many students asked the pastor for advice about grief and prayer.
很多學生向牧師請教，該怎麼面對悲傷、怎麼禱告。
ask a pastor for advice
During the wedding, the pastor spoke calmly near the table with white flowers.
婚禮進行時，牧師在擺著白花的桌子旁平靜地說話。
- local pastor
- senior pastor
- youth pastor
- the pastor of the church
- ask the pastor for advice
- minister
wider church term; often more formal and not always used as a title in daily speech
- preacher
focuses on giving sermons rather than caring for a church day by day
- clergyperson
formal and broad; includes many kinds of Christian religious leaders
文法句型
Pastor + name
the pastor of a church
ask a pastor for advice
用法筆記
Common in Protestant contexts and often used as a title before a name, as in Pastor Kim. Catholic churches more often use priest instead.
常見錯誤
pastor — 動詞
- pastorpresent simple I / you / we / they
- pastors3rd person singular
- pastoring-ing form
- pastoredpast simple
1. to work as the main minister for a church, congregation, or religious community.
牧會
擔任教會或會眾的牧師
to work as the main minister for a church, congregation, or religious community.
By age thirty, Grace pastored a Spanish-speaking congregation in east Los Angeles.
Grace 三十歲時，在洛杉磯東區的一個西語會眾中牧會。
pastor + a church
After Bible school, Maria pastored two small churches in northern Idaho.
Maria 讀完聖經學校後，在愛達荷州北部兩間小教會牧會。
Daniel pastored the church by the river before moving to Seoul.
Daniel 搬到首爾前，在河邊那間教會牧會。
The couple pastored a growing church that met in a school gym.
這對夫妻牧養一間正在成長、在學校體育館聚會的教會。
object is the church or group
After the flood, Samuel pastored the church while repairs continued downtown.
洪水過後，Samuel 在市中心整修期間牧養那間教會。
- pastor a church
- pastor a congregation
- pastor a community
- pastor for many years
- lead
broader and less specifically religious
- minister to
stresses caring for people spiritually, not holding the formal role itself
- shepherd
more figurative and often used in religious writing
文法句型
pastor + a church
pastor + a congregation
pastor + a community
用法筆記
Object is usually a church, congregation, or community, not a ceremony or sermon. More common in church writing than in everyday conversation.