Word · Frequency #48778
mendicant
/ˈmendikənt/
noun
乞丐
核心释义
A poor person who lives by asking others for money or food.
- 1.
以乞讨为生的穷人。
A pauper who lives by begging.
- 2.
禁止拥有个人财产、以乞讨为生的修士。
A religious friar, forbidden to own personal property, who begs for a living.
托钵僧；以乞讨为生的穷人。；禁止拥有个人财产、以乞讨为生的修士。；乞讨
用法In use
A mendicant sat on the street corner, holding out a cup for coins.
用法提示：“mendicant”作名词，指以乞讨为生的人。
The medieval town was filled with mendicants seeking alms from travelers.
用法提示：“mendicant”的复数形式“mendicants”指托钵僧或乞丐。
He lived as a mendicant, relying on the kindness of strangers for his daily meals.
用法提示：“mendicant”作名词，描述依靠乞讨生活的人。
a/an + mendicant
可数名词，前面可用不定冠词。
He saw a mendicant on the street.
他在街上看到一个乞丐。
mendicant + verb (singular)
单数形式搭配单数动词。
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- mendacious
- 虚假的 · mendicant指乞丐，mendacious指说谎的。
- beggar
- 乞丐 · mendicant更正式，常指托钵僧；beggar泛指乞丐。
- panhandler
- 街头乞丐 · panhandler为口语，指在街头讨钱者；mendicant更正式。
词族Word family
- mendicants
- plural
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