chaplains是什么意思？

chaplains

英[t'ʃæplɪnz] 美[t'ʃæplɪnz]

• n. （王宫等的）附属教堂牧师( chaplain的名词复数 )，（军队、医院、监狱等的）牧师，犹太教教士，（在社团等会议上）执行宗教仪式的牧师（或俗人）；

例句

• That makes it easier , of course, to get rid of surplus chaplains in a downturn. 当然, 这有助于在公司业绩低迷时减少富余的牧师数量.
• ...church services given on Sundays by outside chaplains. 外请牧师主持的星期天礼拜仪式

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  (医院、学校、监狱、军队等的)牧师，神父
  A chaplain is a member of the Christian clergy who does religious work in a place such as a hospital, school, prison, or in the armed forces.
  例句
  He joined the 40th Division as an army chaplain. 他以随军牧师的身份加入第40师。