| 单词 | vestry |
| 释义 | vestry noun[C] uk/ˈves.tri/us/ˈves.tri/(alsosacristy)aroomin achurch,especiallyone in whichpriestsand thegroupofpeoplewhosinginchurchput on thespecialclothestheywearforchurchceremonies, and in which things used inchurchceremoniesare sometimeskept （教堂的）祭衣圣器储藏室，祭衣室Parts of religious buildings
Examplesofvestryvestry The early eighteenth-century activities of thevestrywere unusually bold across a wide front. From theCambridge English Corpus On occasion individuals refused to serve on thevestrybecause they probably felt they had already done sufficient service. From theCambridge English Corpus However, despite these failures, it is the value rural vestries placed on the education of poor children that is revealing. From theCambridge English Corpus He avidly collectedvestryminutes to prove this point later in life. From theCambridge English Corpus In 1617 the need for more urgent repairs became apparent and thevestryresorted to arm-twisting. From theCambridge English Corpus Without detailedvestryminutes, evidence on the subject is fragmentary. From theCambridge English Corpus Furthermore, the small tenements act was voluntary : it was parish vestries who decided whether it should be adopted. From theCambridge English Corpus The forum that enabled them to do so was the parishvestry, a body whose constitution remains obscure. From theCambridge English Corpus Of course one might argue that the small numbers receiving relief meant that vestries could afford to be generous. From theCambridge English Corpus Needs changed, and at monthly meetings during the remainder of the year thevestryagreed to adjustments in both names and amounts on the list. From theCambridge English Corpus The role of thevestryenvisioned in the act may well have accorded with local views in rural settlements. From theCambridge English Corpus It is also evident in the drift towards pruning participation in thevestryas more select vestries of ' substantial ' parishioners were set up after 1600. From theCambridge English Corpus Even where overseers of the poor were chosen, they remained subordinate to thevestry, which still set the poor rate and distributed it. From theCambridge English Corpus In the 1660s, thirty-eight individuals served on thevestry, seven of them attending more than half of the ten meetings. From theCambridge English Corpus In the 1740s, thirty men served on thevestry, ten of them attending more than half the meetings. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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