A chaplain is a priest, pastor, or other religious minister whose job is not the church on the corner, but a place or a group: a hospital, a prison, a school, a club, a university, or the army.

a chaplaina chaplain(院牧/隨隊牧師) is a priest, pastor, or other religious minister是一種神父、牧師,或其他宗教神職人員 whose job is not the church on the corner但工作地點不是街角的教堂, but a place or a group而是某個場所或某個團體: a hospital, a prison, a school, a club, a university, or the army像是醫院、監獄、學校、社團、大學,或是軍隊。

They visit, listen, hold services, and sit with people in fear or grief — including people who may not share their faith. In the army they may wear a uniform, but they are there for the soul, not for the fighting. The word is still ordinary and respectful.

they visit, listen, hold services, and sit with people in fear or grief他們會去探訪、傾聽、主持儀式,陪伴害怕或悲傷的人—— including people who may not share their faith包括那些不一定跟他們信仰相同的人。in the army they may wear a uniform在軍中,他們可能會穿制服, but they are there for the soul, not for the fighting但他們在那裡是為了照顧心靈,不是為了打仗。the word is still ordinary and respectful這個詞聽起來還是很普通、很受尊重。

Though actually, “priest” is too narrow: a chaplain may be Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or from another tradition, depending on the place.

though actually不過其實, “priest” is too narrow『priest(神父)』這個說法太窄了: a chaplain may be Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or from another traditionchaplain可能是基督徒、猶太教徒、穆斯林,或是其他信仰, depending on the place要看場所而定。

Do not mix it up with Chaplin, as in Charlie Chaplin the film actor; that surname grew from the same old word. English once had its own word, handpriest, but this French one won.

do not mix it up with Chaplin不要把它跟Chaplin搞混, as in Charlie Chaplin the film actor就是電影演員Charlie Chaplin(卓別林)的Chaplin; that surname grew from the same old word那個姓氏其實是從同一個古字演變來的。English once had its own word, handpriest英文本來自己有一個字handpriest, but this French one won但最後是這個法文來的字贏了。