friar

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n. 修道士

发音

UK /ˈfɹaɪə/
其它
US /ˈfɹaɪɚ/

词形变化

friars 复数 friars

别名

frier fryar

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).

    男修道士

  2. 2.

    A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.

    过时 媒体 印刷
  3. 3.

    An American fish, the silverside.

  4. 4.

    An American fish, the silverside.

    Such fish prepared as food.

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词源

PIE word *bʰréh₂tēr From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.

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