| 单词 | clerical |
| 释义 | clerical —clericality, n. —clerically, adv. /kler"i keuhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, appropriate for, or assigned to an office clerk or clerks: a clerical job. 2. doing the work of a clerk or clerks: a clerical assistant; a clerical staff. 3. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy: clerical garb. 4. advocating the power or influence of the clergy in politics, government, etc.: a clerical party. n. 5. a cleric. 6. clericals, Informal. clerical garments. 7. a person or a party advocating the power or influence of the church in politics, government, etc. 8. a person who does clerical work; office worker; clerk. 9. Also called clerical error. a minor error, as in the keeping of records, the transcribing of documents, or the handling of correspondence. [1425-75 for sense "learned"; 1585-95 for def. 3; late ME < LL clericalis, equiv. to cleric(us) CLERIC + -alis -AL1] |
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