
好词典

源自拉丁语 'confessor',由 'confiteri'(承认、忏悔)派生,13世纪通过古法语进入英语。
❶ 指听取他人忏悔的神职人员,尤指天主教中专门负责告解圣事的神父。
“The priest acted as a confessor to many parishioners.”
(这位神父担任了许多教区居民的告解神师。)
“She went to the confessor to unburden her conscience.”
(她去找告解神父倾诉以减轻良心负担。)
❶ 指因坚持信仰而遭受迫害但未殉道的人,特指早期基督教中受罗马帝国压迫的信徒。
“Saint Maximus the Confessor defended orthodox theology.”
(忏悔者圣马克西姆捍卫了正统神学。)
“The confessors were honored alongside martyrs.”
(这些信仰见证者与殉道者一同受到尊崇。)
father confessor — 特指长期担任某人精神指导者的神父,也比喻长期倾听他人隐私的人。
“Over the years, he became her father confessor.”
(多年来,他成为了她的心灵导师。)