| 释义 |
clergy/ˈklɜ:dʒi/n. (pl. -ies) (usu. treated as pl. 通常看作复数) 1 (usu. prec. by 通常前接 the) the body of all persons ordained for religious duties in the Christian Churches (基督教会)神职人员，教牧人员 2 a number of such persons (若干个)神职人员，教牧人员 ten clergy were present 有十位牧师在场 [Middle English from Old French, ultimately from ecclesiastical Latin clericus CLERIC] |