parson
parson 英 [ˈpɑ:sn] 美 [ˈpɑrsn]
n. 牧师，教区牧师；神职人员
名词复数:parsons
- Use the noun parson to describe a member of the clergy — a person with the authority to lead worship in a church or perform religious rites such as weddings and christenings.
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- n. 牧师，教区牧师；神职人员
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1. The consequence was that by no effort could the parson's daughter-in-law bring herself to let him know her state.
这样考虑的结果，就是这位牧师的媳妇决不能让她公公知道了她目前的状况。
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2. Concluding thus the parson rode on his way, with doubts as to his discretion in retailing this curious bit of lore.
牧师这样把话说完以后，就骑着马走了，心里有些怀疑，该不该把这个多少有点奇怪的传说告诉他。
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3. There he sees a parson as simple as his flock, a farmer who does not riot on the labour of others.
在那儿，他看到牧师跟他的教徒一样朴实，牧师也是农民，并不靠别人的劳动来享受。
- parson (n.) late 12c., from Anglo-French and Old French persone "curate, parson, holder of Church office" (12c.), from Medieval Latin persona "parson" (see person). Ecclesiastical use is obscure; it might refer to the "person" legally holding church property, or it may be an abbreviation of persona ecclesiae "person of the church."
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