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monk

/muhngk/US // mʌŋk //UK // (mʌŋk) //

和尚,僧人,僧侣,修士

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a man who has withdrawn from the world for religious reasons, especially as a member of an order of cenobites living according to a particular rule and under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.
    • : a man who is a member of a monastic order: a Buddhist monk.
    • : Printing. a dark area on a printed page caused by uneven inking of the plate or type.Compare friar.

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Examples

  • This complete protein powder is made from pea, flaxseed, quinoa, pumpkin seed, and chia seed proteins and flavored with ingredients like cacao, coconut milk, and monk fruit.

  • Little is known about Westwyk, but Falk re-creates his life through an account of the life events and duties of monks at that time.

  • One does not have to be a monk to practice Buddhist ethics, but one must practice self-cultivation and compassion in daily life.

  • As the monk Gregor Mendel laid out in his study of pea plants, a particular version of a gene typically has a 50-50 chance of being passed on to the next generation.

  • Ancient monks used a beautiful blue chemical in paintings in medieval manuscripts — and scientists finally figured out where it comes from.

  • He was one of living symbols of “White Ribbon Revolution” of 2012, always in black, slim, shaved, almost a monk.

  • The Austria-based restaurant was first noted by the scholar and monk Albuin, who was a devout follower of Charlemagne.

  • Strange is sometimes assisted by Wong, another monk gifted to Dr. Strange by The Ancient One.

  • One day, he took a monk with a cleanly shaven head and had him walk around a light bulb to demonstrate this theory.

  • Then, he decided to give it all up and become a Buddhist monk.

  • Only the day before he died, he had said this to Father Francis, a young Brazilian monk, to whom he was greatly attached.

  • "Let me get the man something to eat," said Yung Pak as the monk seated himself upon a mat.

  • Ferdinando Ugheli, a Florentine monk, died; distinguished for his learning and his virtues.

  • Inside its darkened walls a single monk chanted his monotonous prayer before an altar.

  • John Laurence Berti, a learned monk of Tuscany, died; author of about 20 quarto volumes of divinity.