monk
中文来自 ECDICT
- n.
- 修道士，僧侣，和尚
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演变路径（由近及远）
原始词根
原始印欧语 *men- (small)
词源说明
From Middle English monk, from Old English munuc, from Proto-West Germanic *munik, from Late Latin monicus, variant of monachus, from Ancient Greek μοναχός (monakhós, “single, solitary”), from μόνος (mónos, “alone”).
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
- In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
- (slang) Someone who leads an isolated life; a loner, a hermit.
- (slang) An unmarried man who does not have sexual relationships.
- (slang) A judge
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词源说明
By shortening.
释义（英文）
名词 Noun
- (colloquial) A monkey.