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mendicant

UK //ˈmendɪkənt//US //ˈmendɪkənt//

词源

源自拉丁语 'mendicans'(乞讨的),是 'mendicare'(乞讨)的现在分词,该词又来自 'mendicus'(乞丐)。

noun

❶ 指依靠乞讨为生的人,尤指那些因宗教誓言而放弃财产、靠施舍生活的僧侣或修道士。

“The mendicant monk walked barefoot through the village, relying on the kindness of strangers.”

(那位托钵僧赤脚走过村庄,依靠陌生人的善心过活。)

“In medieval Europe, mendicants played a significant role in spreading religious teachings.”

(在中世纪的欧洲,托钵修士在传播宗教教义方面发挥了重要作用。)

同义词:beggar, friar, monk, panhandler, almsman

adjective

❶ 描述依靠乞讨为生的状态或性质,通常与宗教团体或个人相关。

“The mendicant lifestyle requires complete dependence on others' charity.”

(托钵的生活方式需要完全依赖他人的施舍。)

“Mendicant orders take vows of poverty as part of their spiritual practice.”

(托钵修会立下贫穷誓言作为他们灵修实践的一部分。)

同义词:begging, dependent, charity-reliant, pauperish, alms-seeking

常见短语

mendicant order — 指那些成员立誓贫穷、依靠施舍生活的宗教团体,如方济各会或多明我会。

“The Franciscans are perhaps the most famous mendicant order in Catholicism.”

(方济各会可能是天主教中最著名的托钵修会。)