Episcopal means “about a bishop”. A bishop is a senior church leader who looks after other priests and a whole area.

Episcopal這個字 means意思是 "about a bishop"「跟主教有關」 A bishop主教 is是 a senior church leader資深的教會領袖 who looks after負責照顧 other priests其他神父 and和 a whole area一整個轄區

So an episcopal palace is a bishop’s house, and an episcopal church is one organised with bishops. In the United States, the Episcopal Church is a proper name: the American cousin of the Church of England.

So所以 an episcopal palace主教宮 is就是 a bishop's house主教的住所 and而 an episcopal church主教制教會 is就是 one organised with bishops一種以主教制度組成的教會 In the United States在美國 the Episcopal Church聖公會 is是 a proper name一個專有名稱 the American cousin of the Church of England英國國教會在美國的姐妹教會

Though actually, the Greek word behind it means “overseer” or “watchman”, which is the job a bishop is supposed to do. And here is a true link, not a folk story: the ordinary English word bishop is the same old word, just worn down by centuries of saying it quickly (Latin episcopus became Old English biscop, then bishop).

Though actually不過其實 the Greek word behind it這個字背後的希臘字 means意思是 "overseer" or "watchman"「監督者」或「看守者」 which is the job a bishop is supposed to do這正是主教該做的工作 And而且 here is a true link, not a folk story這是真實的字源關聯，不是民間故事 the ordinary English word bishop一般英文字bishop is the same old word其實是同一個古字 just worn down by centuries of saying it quickly只是被講快了好幾百年而磨損變形 (Latin episcopus became Old English biscop, then bishop)（拉丁文episcopus變成古英文biscop，再變成bishop）

Episcopal sounds Latin and formal; bishop sounds like home. Same job.

Episcopal這個字 sounds Latin and formal聽起來拉丁又正式 bishop這個字 sounds like home聽起來很親切、像家常話 Same job工作是一樣的

You will see episcopal in news about churches, not in daily chat. It does not mean “Catholic” by itself: many churches have bishops.

You will see你會看到 episcopal episcopal這個字 in news about churches出現在教會相關的新聞裡 not in daily chat而不是日常對話中 It does not mean它並不代表 "Catholic" by itself單單「天主教」 many churches have bishops很多教會都有主教