defrock
verb /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/
/ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/
[usually passive]动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they defrock | /ˌdiːˈfrɒk/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːk/ |
| he / she / it defrocks | /ˌdiːˈfrɒks/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːks/ |
| past simple defrocked | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ |
| past participle defrocked | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkt/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkt/ |
| -ing form defrocking | /ˌdiːˈfrɒkɪŋ/ /ˌdiːˈfrɑːkɪŋ/ |
- defrock somebody to officially remove a priest from his or her job, because he or she has done something wrong
免去（行为不端的牧师）的圣职 - a defrocked priest
被免职的祭司
词源early 17th cent.: from French défroquer, from dé- (expressing removal) + froc ‘frock’. - a defrocked priest