precent
precent — 動詞
- precentpresent simple I / you / we / they
- precents3rd person singular
- precenting-ing form
- precentedpast simple
1. to stand before a church choir or group of worshippers and lead them in singing
領唱
帶領會眾或詩班吟唱聖詩
to stand before a church choir or group of worshippers and lead them in singing religious songs, especially hymns and psalms
Eve precented the opening hymn at her cousin's wedding, her voice carrying through the packed little church.
Eve 在她表親的婚禮上領唱了開場詩歌，歌聲傳遍了座無虛席的小教堂。
precent + noun (hymn) for a specific occasion
Tamás precented the twenty-third psalm while the congregation stood with heads bowed in the candlelit chapel.
Tamás 領唱第二十三篇詩篇時，會眾在燭光搖曳的小禮拜堂中低頭站立。
Devika was chosen to precent at the Sunday morning service after the regular cantor lost her voice.
Devika 在原本的領唱人失聲後，被選中在週日早上的禮拜中領唱。
Sade precented the closing hymn at the Easter morning service, her voice steady despite the packed pews.
Sade 在復活節早上的禮拜中領唱了閉幕詩歌，儘管座無虛席，她的聲音依然平穩。
Brother Kwame, the youngest deacon, had never precented a full service before that snowy Christmas Eve.
Kwame 弟兄，那位最年輕的執事，在那個下著雪的聖誕夜之前從未領唱過一整場禮拜。
- cantillate
more technical; refers specifically to chanting in a musical monotone, often in Jewish or Gregorian liturgy
- lead singing
general term, not restricted to religious settings; lacks the formal, liturgical connotation of 'precent'
文法句型
precent + noun (hymn, psalm)
precent (without object)
用法筆記
Subject is usually a designated church leader such as a precentor or cantor. Most often found in liturgical traditions, especially Presbyterian and Anglican services where a single voice leads the congregation.