monkish

释义

monk（僧侣）+ -ish（「像……的」）= 像僧侣的——朴素、独居、克己。

常用搭配

• 1.monkish devotion僧侣般的虔诚
• 2.monkish lifestyle僧侣般的生活方式
• 3.monkish simplicity僧侣般的简朴

例句

• 1.

  He had a monkish devotion to his work.

  他对工作有一种僧侣般的虔诚。

• 2.

  They lived in monkish simplicity.

  他们过着僧侣般简朴的生活。