parish
noun /ˈpærɪʃ/
/ˈpærɪʃ/
堂区;教区 - a parish church/priest
堂区的教堂/神父 - He is vicar of a large rural parish.
他是乡下一个大教区的代牧。
- a parish church/priest
- (also civil parish)[countable] (in England) a small country area that has its own elected local government
(英格兰)乡村行政小区 - This area in the north of the county comprises 26 parishes.
该县北部的这一地区由26个教区组成。
- This area in the north of the county comprises 26 parishes.
- [countable + singular or plural verb] the people living in a particular area, especially those who go to church
教区居民;(尤指)教区教徒 - [countable] (in the US state of Louisiana
) a county美国路易斯安那州 县
词源Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French and Old French paroche, from late Latin parochia, from Greek paroikia ‘sojourning’, based on para- ‘beside, subsidiary’ + oikos ‘dwelling’.