Word · Frequency #4817
monks
僧侣；修道士
monks is the plural of monk.
A male member of a monastic order who devotes his life to religious service; a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work.
- 1.
A male member of a monastic order who has devoted his life for religious service.
修会中的男性成员,致力于宗教服务。
- 2.
a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
修道士(在修道院中专注于冥想、祈祷和工作的男性宗教人士)
- 3.
In earlier usage, an eremite or hermit devoted to solitude, as opposed to a cenobite, who lived communally.
(早期用法)隐士或独居者,与集体生活的修道僧相对。
- 4.
United States jazz pianist who was one of the founders of the bebop style (1917-1982)
美国爵士钢琴家,比波普风格创始人之一(1917-1982)
- 5.
A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthosternos.
- 6.
The bullfinch, common bullfinch, European bullfinch, or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- 7.
The monkfish.
隐修士；独居修道士；蒙克（美国爵士钢琴家、比博普风格创始人之一）；僧面猴；红腹灰雀；灰雀；安康鱼；鮟鱇鱼
In use
The monk meditates in the temple every morning before sunrise.
A monk wearing a saffron robe walked slowly through the village.
The monks chanted together in the hall, their voices echoing softly.
become a monk
强调身份转变。
He decided to become a monk.
他决定成为一名僧侣。
a monk living in + place
现在分词短语作定语。
A monk living in a monastery observes strict rules.
住在修道院里的僧侣遵守严格的戒律。
ordain sb as a monk
正式仪式。
The monastery ordained him as a monk.
Connections
Collocations
- Buddhist monk
- 佛教僧侣
- The Buddhist monk meditated for hours in the temple.那位佛教僧侣在寺庙里禅坐数小时。
- become a monk
- 出家为僧
- He decided to leave his old life and become a monk.他决定放弃以前的生活，出家为僧。
- monk's robe
- 僧袍
- The monk's robe was a simple orange cloth.僧袍是一件简单的橙色布料。
- monk's cell
- 僧房
- Each monk had a small cell with a bed and a desk.每个僧侣都有一间带床和书桌的小僧房。
Pop culture & quotes
- He's a monk, he's a detective, he's a genius, he's a pest.
- 他是个僧侣，他是个侦探，他是个天才，他是个讨厌鬼。This line from the theme song of the TV series 'Monk' describes the main character Adrian Monk, a detective with obsessive-compulsive disorder, using the word 'monk' metaphorically.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
不要将monk（僧侣）与monkey（猴子）混淆，僧侣是严肃的。
Context & Register
常见场景：monastery、religious orders、historical texts 通常用于宗教或历史语境，较为正式
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'monk' (/mʌŋk/) as they share the /ʌŋk/ ending. Note that words spelled with 'onk' (e.g., 'honk', 'conk') are pronounced with /ɑːŋk/ or /ɒŋk/, not /ʌŋk/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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