"shriver" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 告解神父（古語）

Definition

一個古老的詞，指聽取告解和賜予赦免的神父，常見於宗教或歷史語境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

現代英語幾乎不用，僅見於古文或宗教歷史相關討論。專指聽取告解的神父。

Examples

The shriver listened to the villagers' confessions.

那位**告解神父**聆聽了村民們的懺悔。

In old churches, the shriver had a small room for confessions.

在舊教堂裡，**告解神父**有一個小房間聽懺悔。

A shriver's duty was to help people seek forgiveness.

**告解神父**的職責是幫助人們尋求寬恕。

During Lent, villagers would line up to see the shriver before Easter.

四旬齋期間，村民們會排隊找**告解神父**懺悔以準備復活節。

The village legend spoke of a kind shriver who visited every home.

村裡的傳說講述了一位善良的**告解神父**走訪每家每戶。

You’ll only find the word 'shriver' in really old English books these days.

現在只有在非常古老的英語書籍中才能看到「**告解神父**」這個詞。