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]

常見搭配
  • be unfrocked for [an offense such as theft, abuse, scandal]
  • unfrock a priest / minister / bishop / clergyman
  • threaten to unfrock [someone]
  • vote to unfrock [someone]
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.

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常用片語

  • be unfrocked for misconduct
  • be unfrocked for heresy
  • threaten to unfrock
  • vote to unfrock

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