单词 | mendicant |
释义 | men·di·cant /ˈmendəkənt/ noun [countable] formal RRPOORsomeone who asks people for money in order to live, usually for religious reasons 〔通常因宗教原因〕行乞的人 —mendicant adjectiveExamples from the Corpusmendicant• The rich man who deludes himself into behaving like a mendicant may conserve his fortune although he will not be very happy.Origin mendicant (1300-1400) Latin present participle of mendicare “to beg”, from mendicus “beggar”men·di·cant nounChineseSyllable who asks Corpus someone to money people live, for in order |
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