high priest

英 [ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst]

美 [ˌhaɪ ˈpriːst]

n.  (旧时犹太教的)祭司长; (某些非基督教的)大祭司

牛津词典

noun

• （旧时犹太教的）祭司长
  the most important priest in the Jewish religion in the past
• （某些非基督教的）大祭司
  an important priest in some other non-Christian religions
  1. Janis Joplin was known as the High Priestess of Rock.
     贾尼斯∙乔普林就是众所周知的摇滚乐大师。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （稍带讽刺意味）权威，大师，领袖
  If you call a man thehigh priest ofa particular thing, you are saying in a slightly mocking way that he is considered by people to be expert in that thing.
  1. ...the high priest of cheap periodical fiction.
     低俗期刊小说领域的专家

英英释义

noun

• a senior clergyman and dignitary
  Synonym:archpriesthierarchprelateprimate
• a preeminent authority or major proponent of a movement or doctrine
  1. he's the high priest of contemporary jazz

双语例句

• The priest who is anointed and ordained to succeed his father as high priest is to make atonement.
  那受膏接续他父亲承接圣职的祭司，要穿上细麻布的圣衣，行赎罪之礼。
• If the caster sacrificed some high priest of one of the gods natural enemies.
  如果施法者祭献了一些那些神的死对头的高阶牧师。
• She is the high priest of modern ballet.
  她是现代芭蕾舞中的大姊大。
• Your devoted high priest and speaker for the gods.
  对你忠心的大祭司和神的传话者。
• He must stay there until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the holy oil.
  他要住在其中，直等到受圣膏的大祭司死了。
• Having brought the apostles, they made them appear before the Sanhedrin to be questioned by the high priest.
  带到了，便叫使徒站在公会前；大祭司问他们说。
• And those standing by said, Do you revile the high priest of God?
  4站在旁边的人说，你辱骂神的大祭司么？
• [ 3] He also was military leader, high priest, and president of certain courts.
  他同样也是军事首长、最高祭司和某些法庭的审判长。
• The high priest is a servant of the gods.
  大祭司是神明的仆人。
• What a wonderful High Priest is ours today.
  我们今天有一位何等奇妙的大祭司！