presbyter

英 ['prezbɪtə] 美['prɛsbɪtɚ]
  • n. (长老会的)长老;(英国圣公会的)牧师;祭司;发起人
近义词 clerk curate

英英释义


1. an elder in the Presbyterian Church

实用场景例句


New Presbyter is but old Priest with large.
新长老只不过是更广泛意义上的旧牧师.

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中文词源


presbyter 长老(指长老教制会中的教徒领袖)

来自presby-,老人,长者,-ter,比较级后缀,词源同ulterior,exterior.引申词义长老。

双语例句


1. New Presbyter is but old Priest with large.
新长老只不过是更广泛意义上的旧牧师.

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英文词源


presbyter (n.)
"elder of the Christian church," 1590s, from Late Latin presbyter, used for "a priest" in Jerome and Prudentius, from Greek presbyteros "older," comparative of presbys "old; old man" (see presby-).