A cleric is a person whose work is the church: a priest, a pastor, a minister, sometimes a monk who leads worship. It is a rather formal word.

A cleric神職人員 is a person whose work is the church是指工作跟教會有關的人: a priest像是神父, a pastor牧師, a minister傳道人, sometimes a monk who leads worship有時候是主持敬拜的修士. It is a rather formal word這是個相當正式的詞.

In ordinary talk people more often name the job and the kind of church — priest, pastor, 神父, 牧師. Cleric is handy when you want one English word for all of them, or when you do not want to say which church; news writing likes it for that. The group is the clergy; one person is a cleric.

In ordinary talk平常講話 people more often name the job and the kind of church大家更常直接講職稱和教會的種類 — priest, pastor, 神父, 牧師——priest、pastor、神父、牧師. when you want one English word for all of them當你想要用一個英文詞概括這些人 or when you do not want to say which church或不想指名是哪個教會的時候, Cleric is handycleric就很好用; news writing likes it for that新聞寫作特別愛用這個詞. The group is the clergy這一群人叫clergy; one person is a cleric一個人就是cleric.

Though actually, many students meet the word first in games: there a cleric is often a healer who uses holy magic. That is a game class, not a real job.

Though actually不過其實 many students meet the word first in games很多學生是先在遊戲裡碰到這個詞的: there a cleric is often a healer who uses holy magic遊戲裡的cleric通常是個用聖魔法治療的角色. That is a game class那是遊戲裡的職業, not a real job不是真正的工作.

And do not hear clerk inside it and stop — a clerk today works at a desk or in a shop. The two words started as the same Latin word, because long ago the people who could write were often church people; then the meanings walked apart.

And do not hear clerk inside it and stop而且不要聽到裡面有clerk這個字就以為一樣了 — a clerk today works at a desk or in a shop現在的clerk是在辦公桌前或店裡工作的人. The two words started as the same Latin word這兩個字原本是同一個拉丁字, because long ago the people who could write were often church people因為很久以前識字的人常常是教會裡的人; then the meanings walked apart後來意思就分開走了.