A parson is a Christian priest or minister, especially the one who looks after a parish — a local church and the people around it. The word feels old-fashioned and mainly British; you meet it in older books, village stories, and church history more than in everyday talk.

A parson教區牧師 is a Christian priest or minister是基督教的牧師或神職人員, especially the one who looks after a parish尤其是指負責照顧一個教區的人 a local church and the people around it——也就是當地的教堂和周圍的人. The word這個字 feels old-fashioned and mainly British給人老派、主要是英式的感覺; in older books, village stories, and church history在較舊的書籍、鄉村故事和教會歷史裡 you meet it你會遇到它 more than in everyday talk比在日常對話裡多.

Today people more often say priest, minister, vicar, or pastor, depending on the church.

Today現在 people more often say人們比較常說 priest神父, minister教會牧師, vicar教區牧師, or pastor牧師, depending on the church依教會而定.

A parson was typically a Protestant minister, often in the Church of England, not a Catholic priest in the usual modern sense — though the old word was used more loosely in some places.

A parson教區牧師 was typically a Protestant minister通常是新教的牧師, often in the Church of England常常是英國國教會的, not a Catholic priest in the usual modern sense而不是現代一般所說的天主教神父 — though the old word was used more loosely in some places不過這個舊詞在有些地方用得比較鬆散.

It is a person-word, not a building. You would not call a young youth-group leader a parson.

It這個字 is a person-word是指人的詞, not a building不是指建築物. You would not call你不會把 a young youth-group leader一個年輕的青年小組領袖 a parson叫做教區牧師.

In tone it can sound respectful, or a little dusty and comic, as in ‘the village parson’.

In tone語氣上 it can sound respectful它可能聽起來恭敬, or a little dusty and comic或有點老氣又帶點滑稽, as in 'the village parson'像『鄉村牧師』這樣的說法.