bonze
bonze — 名詞
1. a man who has devoted his life to the Buddhist religion and lives according to i
和尚
東亞佛教僧侶
a man who has devoted his life to the Buddhist religion and lives according to its strict rules, especially in a monastery in East Asia
The old bonze carefully lit the incense sticks and began his evening prayers.
老和尚小心地點燃香柱，開始了晚間的誦經。
bonze + past-tense narrative describing daily temple ritual
Marco visited a temple in Kyoto where a bonze explained the meaning of Zen.
Marco 參訪了京都的一座寺廟，那裡有位和尚為他講解禪的意義。
where a bonze + verb (relative clause describing interaction)
The bonze walked silently through the forest, his robes brushing against fallen leaves.
那位和尚靜靜地穿過森林，僧袍輕拂過落葉。
Yuna asked the bonze whether beginners could join the meditation class.
Yuna 問那位和尚，初學者是否可以參加禪修課程。
In a small mountain temple, a young bonze showed the visitors where to sit.
在一座小小的山間寺廟裡，一位年輕和尚指引訪客入座的位置。
- monk
more general term that covers many religions
- Buddhist monk
the modern everyday term for this role
- layperson
someone who is not a member of a religious order
文法句型
the + bonze
a + bonze
plural: bonzes
用法筆記
Bonze is an older English term found mostly in historical or travel writing about East Asian Buddhism. In modern conversation, 'monk' or 'Buddhist monk' is far more common.