prelates
n.主教,高级教士:在基督教会中,拥有较高职位的教士,如主教、大主教等。
例句
We already know that Edward King -of course he wasn't killed by the prelates of the Church of England!
我们都知道爱德·华金,当然他并不是被英国教会的牧师所杀!
Then he was flogged, five lashes from each of the prelates present and three from each of the 80 monks.
然后,国王接受了鞭刑,在场的主教每人抽五鞭,80名僧侣每人抽三鞭。
Too many angels have danced on too many pins as prelates struggle to embrace mutually incompatible beliefs.
正如太多的天使飞舞在针尖上一样,高级教士们努力的接受互不相容的信念。