释义 |
monk I. \ˈməŋk\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English munk, monk, from Old English munuc, from Late Latin monachus, from Late Greek monachos, from Greek, adjective, single, from monos single, alone; akin to Old High German mangolōn, mengen to lack, be without, Old Irish mēn smooth, soft, menb small, Tocharian B menki less, Greek manos sparse, Sanskrit manāk a little; basic meaning: small 1. : a man who is a member of a monastic order; also : a man who has retired from the world to devote himself to asceticism as a solitary or cenobite — compare hermit 2. a. : a So. American saki (Pithecia monachus) b. dialect Britain : the European bullfinch c. : angler 2 3. archaic : a blotch or dark spot on a printed sheet caused by excessive deposition of ink — compare friar 4. : monk shoe II. noun (-s) Etymology: by shortening : monkey |