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This word has two main uses. First, it describes work done in an office - things like typing, filing, and keeping records. A 'clerical job' or 'clerical error' is about paperwork, not about big decisions. Second, it can describe things connected to priests or church leaders - for example, 'clerical robes' are the clothes a priest wears. The office meaning is much more common in everyday English.
文書的（辦公室工作）；神職的（宗教方面）
組成From the word 'clerk', which used to mean an educated person who could read and write - often someone connected to the church. Over time, 'clerk' came to mean an office worker, and 'clerical' followed the same path.
同家族的字
- clerkcomes from the same old word for an educated church-connected person
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
clericaladj/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/
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Of or relating to clerks or their work.
- ‘The groans of this sick person,’ he said, ‘distract my attention. And without that it is extremely difficult to guard against clerical errors in this climate.’
- "Yes," agreed Carrados, "naturally—where they make the Bank of England note paper. And how extraordinarily interesting his work there must be. Has he to do directly with the paper when it's made or is his department purely clerical?"
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Of or relating to the clergy.
clericalnoun/ˈklɛɹɪkəl/
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A member of the clergy.
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informalClerical garments.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。