1520s, title given in France to "every one who wears an ecclesiastical dress," especially one having no assigned ecclesiastical duty, from French abbé, from Late Latin abbatem, accusative of abbas (see abbot).
权威例句
1. The notary, sitting in his corner , watched the abbe's placidly.
公证人坐在一旁,神色泰然地望着神父.
2. Fate chooses your relatives, you choose your friends Abbe Jacques Delille.
亲戚乃命定, 朋友靠选择.--德力尔.
3. The relation amongst composition, densities, refractive index, Abbe number and transmission was studied.