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    An Episcopalian is a person who belongs to an Episcopal church — most often the Episcopal Church in the United States. It is a membership word, like Catholic or Presbyterian: it names the church family you belong to, not “anyone who likes bishops”.

    An Episcopalian聖公會教徒 is是 a person who belongs to an Episcopal church屬於某個Episcopal教會的人 — most often最常見的是 the Episcopal Church in the United States美國的聖公會。It is這 a membership word是個表示所屬的詞, like就像 Catholic or PresbyterianCatholic（天主教徒）或Presbyterian（長老教會信徒）一樣: it names它指的是 the church family you belong to你所屬的教會家族, not不是 “anyone who likes bishops”「任何喜歡主教的人」。

    You can also use it as an adjective: Episcopalian beliefs, an Episcopalian priest. It is built in a simple way: episcopal + -ian (a person of that kind).

    You can also use it你也可以把它 as an adjective當形容詞用: Episcopalian beliefsEpiscopalian beliefs（聖公會的信仰）, an Episcopalian priestan Episcopalian priest（一位聖公會的神父）。It is built它的組成 in a simple way很簡單: episcopalepiscopal（主教制的） + -ian+ -ian（那一類的人） (a person of that kind)。

    Though actually, in England people usually say , not Episcopalian; Episcopalian is the usual American label, and you will also hear it for some related churches, such as in Scotland. In Taiwan the related church is called 聖公會.

    Though actually不過, in England在英國 people usually say人們通常說 AnglicanAnglican（聖公會的另一個講法）, not不說 EpiscopalianEpiscopalian; Episcopalian是美國常用的說法 is the usual American label, and你也 will also hear it會聽到 for some related churches一些相關教會用這個詞, such as像是 in Scotland在蘇格蘭。In Taiwan在台灣, the related church相關的教會 is called叫做 聖公會。

    The word is fairly formal. Friends in the US might just say “I’m Episcopal”, using the adjective as a short identity.

    The word這個字 is相當正式 fairly formal。Friends in the US美國的朋友 might just say可能就直接說 “I’m Episcopal”「I'm Episcopal」, using用 the adjective形容詞 as a short identity當作簡短的自我認同說法。

    例句逐字對照、搭配詞、易混淆字

    這一義的完整解析還沒打開。訂閱後可以看到例句怎麼拆、常跟哪些字一起出現， 以及容易跟它搞混的字。

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組成episcopal + -ian (a person belonging to that group).

同家族的字

  • episcopalthe adjective this word is built from

原始詞典資料7 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。

Episcopaliannoun

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    An adherent of an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.

    • I was raised an Episcopalian but no longer belong to a church.
    • Jill Erickson and her partner have embraced the label ever since it was first coined on the television show, "The OC," in the mid-2000s. To Erickson, who is Episcopalian, and her Jewish partner, Chrismukkah represents their efforts to incorporate their respective traditions into the holiday season.

Episcopalianadj

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    Of or relating to Anglicanism or an Anglican church, especially the Scottish Episcopal Church, the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, or the Anglican churches in the Philippines, western Asia, South Sudan, the Horn of Africa, and most of north Africa.

    • The cathedral is part of the Episcopal Church, the American branch of Anglicanism. Considered the "church of the establishment" for much of American history -- 11 US presidents have been Episcopalian -- the church of late has been known as a forerunner of progressive theology.

episcopalianadj/ɪpɪskəpeɪliən/

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    episcopal: pertaining to a bishop of any church

    • A bishop is entitled to certain episcopalian privileges.
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    Episcopalian

episcopaliannoun/ɪpɪskəpeɪliən/

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    Episcopalian

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。