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"friar" in Chinese (Traditional)

修士會士

Definition

修士是指(尤其指天主教)男性宗教團體成員,過著簡樸生活,專注於禱告和幫助他人,通常在社區內生活但不與社會隔絕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Friar’ 與‘monk’不同:‘friar’常住在社區並服務大眾,而‘monk’多數隱居修道院。常見於方濟會、多明我會等天主教用語。主要用於天主教語境。

Examples

The friar lives in a small house near the church.

這位**修士**住在教堂附近的一間小屋裡。

A friar wears a simple brown robe.

一位**修士**穿著簡樸的棕色長袍。

The children listen to the friar's stories.

孩子們聽**修士**講故事。

Back in the Middle Ages, a friar would travel from town to town helping the poor.

在中世紀,一位**修士**會走遍村鎮幫助窮人。

People often confuse a friar with a monk, but their lives are really different.

人們常把**修士**和僧侶搞混,但他們的生活真的很不同。

The old friar greets everyone with a warm smile every morning.

那位年長的**修士**每天早上都帶著溫暖的笑容問候大家。