mendicant

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mendicant

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++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 adjective

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mendicant• 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

mendicant
men‧di‧cant /ˈmendəkənt, ˈmendɪkənt/

noun [countable] formal

Date: 1300-1400
Language: Latin
Origin: present participle of mendicare 'to beg', from mendicus 'beggar'

someone who asks people for money in order to live, usually for religious reasons
—mendicant adjective

men·di·cant

BrE

/ˈmendɪkənt/

NAmE

/ˈmendɪkənt/

adjective

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formal

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(especially of members of religious groups 尤指宗教成员) living by asking people for money and food 化缘的；行乞的

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men·di·cant

noun