unfrock

unfrock — 動詞

  • unfrockpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • unfrocks3rd person singular
  • unfrocking-ing form
  • unfrockedpast simple

1. to take away a priest's or minister's right to serve in the church, as a formal

1.動詞及物C2
釋義

剝奪聖職

解除神職人員的資格

to take away a priest's or minister's right to serve in the church, as a formal punishment for doing something wrong

例句

Bishop Ravindra was unfrocked after church leaders found he had misused the parish funds for years.

Ravindra 主教被發現多年來一直濫用教區資金後，教會當局剝奪了他的聖職。

passive: be unfrocked — formal church punishment

A Vatican committee voted to unfrock Father Joaquín after he admitted breaking his vows.

梵蒂岡委員會投票決定剝奪 Joaquín 神父的聖職，因為他承認違背了自己的誓言。

active verb: voted to unfrock [person]

同義詞
  • defrock

    identical meaning; defrock is more common in modern use

  • depose

    wider scope — can apply to any leader removed from high office, not just clergy

  • expel

    general removal from an organization; does not carry the specifically religious connotation

反義詞
  • ordain

    to officially make someone a priest or minister — the opposite action

文法句型

unfrock + noun phrase

passive: be unfrocked

用法筆記

Usually found in the passive form (be unfrocked). The subject is a church authority such as a council, bishop, or tribunal; the object is a member of the clergy who has committed a serious offense.

常見錯誤

❌The CEO was unfrocked after the fraud.
✅The priest was unfrocked after the fraud.
💡Unfrock applies only to religious officials, not to corporate or political positions.
❌The school unfrocked the teacher for cheating.
✅The school dismissed the teacher for cheating.
💡Use dismiss, fire, or expel for non-religious contexts.