sexton

• n. 教堂司事
• n. (Sexton)人名；(英)塞克斯顿

缩写自 sacristan,教堂司事。

1. an officer of the church who is in charge of sacred objects

sexton

sexton: [14] Sexton and sacristan [14] are doublets: that is to say, they started out as the same word, but have diverged over the centuries. Both come from medieval Latin sacristānus, a derivative of sacrista ‘person in charge of holy vessels’ (which in turn was based on Latin sacer ‘holy’, source of English sacred), but whereas sacristan was borrowed directly from Latin, sexton came via the roundabout route of Anglo- Norman segerstaine.
=> sacred, sacristan, saint

sexton (n.)

c. 1300, sekesteyn, "person in charge of the sacred objects of a church," from Old French segrestien, from Medieval Latin sacristanus (see sacristan). Sense of "custodian of a church" first recorded 1580s. Fem. forms sextress, sextrice are recorded 15c., but the usual form is sextoness (early 15c.).

The old sexton soon got better, and was about to work again.

年老的教堂管事病势不久好转, 又要开始工作了.

辞典例句

The old sexton, leaning on a crutch, was taking the air at his cottage door.

那个年老的教堂管事,拄着一根拐杖, 正在他的家门口呼吸新鲜空气.

辞典例句

The church bell was ringing again and this time the sexton was visible in the vestibule.

教堂的钟声再次响起,这回看到了站在前厅的司事.

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