pope
noun/pəʊp/
/pəʊp/
(often the Pope)
Idioms - the leader of the Roman Catholic Church, who is also the Bishop of Rome
教皇 - the election of a new pope
新教皇的选举 - Pope Francis
教皇方济各 - a visit from the Pope
教皇的来访
Extra ExamplesTopics Religion and festivalsc1- He became pope in 1958.
他于 1958 年成为教皇。 - He was granted an audience with the Pope.
他获准觐见教皇。 - people who have met the Pope
见到过教皇的人
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + pope- elect
- become
- meet
- …
- an audience with the pope
Word OriginOld English, via ecclesiastical Latin from ecclesiastical Greek papas ‘bishop, patriarch’, variant of Greek pappas ‘father’. - the election of a new pope
Idioms
Is the Pope (a) Catholic?
- (humorous) used to say that there is no doubt that something is true
这还用问吗；当然是 - ‘Will they arrive late?’ ‘Is the Pope a Catholic?’
“他们会迟到吗？”“这还用问吗？”
- ‘Will they arrive late?’ ‘Is the Pope a Catholic?’