mendicant

a. 行乞的, 托钵修道会的, 化缘的 n. 乞丐, 乞讨, 托钵僧

发音

UK /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/
US /ˈmɛn.dɪ.kənt/

词形变化

mendicants 复数 mendicants

别名

dandee

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A pauper who lives by begging.

    乞丐

  2. 2.

    A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.

adj.
  1. 1.

    Depending on alms for a living.

  2. 2.

    Of or pertaining to a beggar.

  3. 3.

    Of or pertaining to a member of a religious order forbidden to own property, and who must beg for a living.

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

beggar friar

上位词 2

religious pauper

下位词 10

mooch Augustinian beggarman beggarwoman black friar cadger Carmelite Dominican Franciscan Friar Preacher
形容词

近义相关 2

pleading imploring

相关短语

mendicant order 托钵修会 mendicant orders

词源

From Middle English mendicant, from Latin mendīcāns, present participle of mendīcō (“beg”). Compare French mendiant.

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