| 单词 | abbess |
| 释义 | abbess noun[C] uk/ˈæb.es/us/ˈæb.es/a woman who is inchargeof aconvent 女修道院院长Compare abbot prioress Religious people: monks & nuns
Examplesofabbessabbess And every bishop, abbot andabbesswho is able to do so is to give a pound of silver in alms. From theCambridge English Corpus Petitioners recognized the influential position theabbesshad obtained as a result of her own patronage of the exiled and impecunious royalists. From theCambridge English Corpus In return for the aid, theabbessexpected to reap the fruits of royal patronage once the king's fortunes were reversed. From theCambridge English Corpus The introductory essay provides a vivid account of some of the last abbesses and prioresses drawn mainly from episcopal and archiepiscopal visitation records. From theCambridge English Corpus The monastery itself provided accommodation for the symposium participants, thanks to the hospitality of theabbess. From theCambridge English Corpus The abbess's influence with the king and his courtiers is only comprehensible in the light of the business she conducted on their behalf. From theCambridge English Corpus Every bishop but one, and a very high proportion of abbots and abbesses, were of noble family. From theCambridge English Corpus It offers a detailed description of the abbess's involvement in royalist affairs, but does not explore the motives for her assistance. From theCambridge English Corpus Given the network of agents theabbessemployed, it is probable that some were more invisible to government probing than others. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, theabbessignored other more serious obstacles to her plan. From theCambridge English Corpus The other obstacles hindering theabbesswere her gender and her religious profession. From theCambridge English Corpus Theabbessacquired such a formidable reputation as a successful patron that other royalists approached her when their own applications to the king's ministers had failed. From theCambridge English Corpus The nuns' duty was to pray and sing the divine office in the convent church with their sisters, attend the chapter chaired by theabbess, and engage in collective works. From theCambridge English Corpus Barrin was, however, convinced of a concerted attempt to undermine the authority of the newabbess, with some nuns claiming her letters of provision were defective. From theCambridge English Corpus Asabbess, thelburg began work on a church in honour of the twelve apostles which was left unfinished at her death in 664. From Wikipedia  This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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