defrock 英 [ˌdi:ˈfrɒk] 　 美 [ˌdiˈfrɑk]

defrock

defrock　 英 [ˌdi:ˈfrɒk] 美 [ˌdiˈfrɑk]

vt. 解除僧职；剥去法衣　

进行时:defrocking　 过去式:defrocked　 过去分词:defrocked　 第三人称单数:defrocks　 名词复数:defrocks　

  • Defrock comes from frock, an old word for "dress." Priests, nuns, monks, and other church officials wear a frock to symbolize their job. If they leave the church, they are said to be defrocked: their gown is taken away.
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  • vt. 解除僧职；剥去法衣
  • defrock (v.) 1580s, from French défroquer (15c.), from de- (see de-) + froque "frock" (see frock). Related: Defrocked. A Modern English verb frock "supply with a frock" is attested only from 1828 and probably is a back-formation from this.
de·frock / ˌdiːˈfrɒk ; NAmE ˌdiːˈfrɑːk / verb [usually passive ] defrocksb to officially remove a priest from his or her job, because he or she has done sth wrong 免去（行为不端的牧师）之圣职 ◆ a defrocked priest 被免职的祭司 defrock defrocks defrocked defrocking de·frock / ˌdiːˈfrɒk ; NAmE ˌdiːˈfrɑːk /
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