ronin
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ronin
词源说明
From Japanese 浪人 (rōnin), in turn from Middle Chinese 浪人 (MC langH nyin, “dissolute, wasteful, unrestrained + person”).
释义
名词noun
- 1A masterless samurai (who often becomes a mercenary to make ends meet).
- 2colloquial, in JapanA student who has failed the entrance examination for the high school or university of their choice: if the student does not wish to take the exam the following year or is unable to, the student becomes a ronin, assuming full responsibility for their own training and survival.