区别辨析Father与priest

Father与priest这两个名词均与宗教中的神职人员有关。

Father : 神父，神甫，指对教士的尊称。

• Father O'Reilly
  奥赖利神父
• [ as form of address ] Are you giving a sermon, Father?
  您要布道吗，神父？

priest : 牧师，指天主教及东正教中一个有权执行圣礼的教士。

• Father O'Dooley was ordained a priest in 1949.
  奥杜利神父是1949年被授予神父职位的。
• There is still a ban on women priests in the Catholic Church.
  天主教会仍然不允许女性成为祭司。