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。
乞丐
mendicants — plural of mendicant
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
A poor person who lives by asking others for money or food.
以乞讨为生的穷人。
A pauper who lives by begging.
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.
A mendicant sat on the street corner, holding out a cup for coins.
一个乞丐坐在街角，伸着杯子讨要硬币。
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.
这座中世纪小镇到处都是向旅客乞求施舍的托钵僧。
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.
他过着行乞的生活，依靠陌生人的善意来获取每日食物。
用法提示：“mendicant”作名词，描述依靠乞讨生活的人。
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。
单数形式搭配单数动词。
A mendicant begs for alms.
一个乞丐乞求施舍。
定冠词特指某个乞丐或托钵僧。
The mendicant sat by the temple gate.
那个托钵僧坐在寺庙门口。
grammar · medium
易错句子He is a mendacious on the street.
正确表达He is a mendicant on the street.
mendacious（说谎的）与 mendicant（乞丐）拼写相近，但意思完全不同。此处应使用 mendicant。
grammar · medium
易错句子He mendicants for money every day.
正确表达He begs for money every day like a mendicant.
mendicant 是名词，不能用作动词。表示“乞丐般地乞讨”应使用动词 beg 或描述为 like a mendicant。
mendicant指乞丐，mendacious指说谎的。
mendicant更正式，常指托钵僧；beggar泛指乞丐。
panhandler为口语，指在街头讨钱者；mendicant更正式。
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