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a/an monastic
不定冠词表示泛指一个修道士。
He became a monastic.
他成了一位修道士。
僧侣；修士
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僧侣；修士
A person who follows a monastic way of life; a monk.
He became a monastic.
他成了一位修道士。
修士；修道者
A person with monastic ways; a monk.
The monastic spent his days in prayer and manual labor.
这位修道士终日祈祷并从事体力劳动。
Many monastics live in communities that follow strict rules.
许多修道士生活在严守戒律的团体中。
After years of contemplation, the monastic took a vow of silence.
经过多年的沉思，这位修道士立下了静默誓言。
不定冠词表示泛指一个修道士。
He became a monastic.
他成了一位修道士。
定冠词特指某个已知的修道士。
The monastic devoted his life to prayer.
那位修道士将自己的一生奉献给了祈祷。
复数形式指多个修道士。
The monastics live in seclusion.
修道士们过着隐居生活。
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He is a monastic priest.
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He is a monastic.
monastic本身已指修道士，再加priest造成冗余。
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He lives in a monastic.
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He lives in a monastery.
monastic指人，不指地点；表示修道院应用monastery。
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He is monastic.
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He is a monastic.
monastic作名词表示修道士时，需加冠词a，否则会被理解为形容词，意思变为禁欲的。
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佛教僧侣
The temple is home to a Buddhist monastic who has lived there for twenty years.
这座寺庙里住着一位在此生活了二十年的佛教僧侣。
同修僧侣
He greeted his fellow monastic with a bow.
他向同修僧侣鞠躬致意。
受戒僧侣
As an ordained monastic, he follows the rule of his order.
作为受戒僧侣，他遵守所属修会的会规。
中世纪的僧侣们
Medieval monastics often copied manuscripts by hand.
中世纪的僧侣们常常用手抄写手稿。
云游僧侣
A wandering monastic arrived at the monastery seeking shelter.
一位云游僧侣来到修道院寻求栖身之处。
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monastic 的开头 mo- 像 monk（修士），想象一位修士在山中修道院过着清修生活，记住这个词指修道士。
语域：formal 常见场景：宗教文献、历史叙述 作为名词的 monastic 通常指修士或过修道生活的人，比较常见于正式或书面语境，日常口语中用得较少。
可数名词，复数形式为monastics。
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