bishop

bishop
noun
  1. a senior member of the Christian clergy, usually in charge of a diocese and empowered to confer holy orders
    (基督教)主教
  2. (亦作 bishop bird)an African weaver bird, the male of which has red, orange, yellow, or black plumage
    寡妇鸟,主教鸟
  3. Genus Euplectes, family Ploceidae: several species, including the red bishop (E. orix), which has scarlet plumage with a black face and underparts
    寡妇鸟属,文鸟科:数种,包括红寡妇鸟(拉丁名E. orix),该鸟羽毛呈猩红色,面部及腹部呈黑色
  4. a chess piece, typically with its top shaped like a mitre, that can move in any direction along a diagonal on which it stands. Each player starts the game with two bishops, one moving on white squares and the other on black
    (国际象棋中的)象
  5. [mass noun]mulled and spiced wine
    热果子酒
语源
  1. Old English biscop, bisceop, based on Greek episkopos 'overseer', from epi 'above' + -skopos '-looking'
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