| 词汇 | lay-sister |
| 释义 | lay sister noun[ C ] uk /ˈleɪ ˌsɪs.tər/ us /ˈleɪ ˌsɪs.tɚ/ a woman who is not a member of the clergy(= religious leaders, especially Christian priests, ministers, etc.) but who belongs to a religious group, especially a group living together in a convent, and who does simple work for the group, such as preparing food: （尤指在教堂中打杂的）女役工 They chatted happily to the nuns but ignored the lay sisters.他们跟修女们愉快畅谈，但并不理会那些女役工。 The Priory housed 80 nuns and lay sisters and 40 canons and lay brothers.该修道院住着80位修女和女役工，以及40位修士和男役工。 The bread and cheese was brought up on a platter by an aged lay sister. Only one of the lay sisters who served at Kerever Park was still alive. She became a lay sister to make “expiation” for the scandals of her family. Religious people: monks & nuns abbess abbey abbot anchorite ascetic benedictine Franciscan friar friary habit hermit lay brother monastically monasticism monk mother novice priory Trappist monk veil |
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