deaconesses

deaconesses

美 [ˈdikənəs] 　英 [ˌdiːkəˈnes]

• n.女执事；慈善妇女会会员

词形变化

复数：deaconesses  

英汉解释

n.	1. 女执事;慈善妇女会会员;

英英解释

n.	1. The derivative of deacon 2. a woman with a position just below that of a priest in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, or Orthodox churches

例句

You could call them deacons and deaconesses. Whatever their occupation they found opportunity in the work of God.

无论他们从事甚麽工作，如今都同样有事奉神的机会。

They were not Deaconesses, nor were they what we call today sisters of mercy or sisters superior.

他们不是女执事，也不是我们今天认为的仁慈姐妹或姐妹长者。