nun

/nʌn/ (bre, ipa) · /nʌn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈnən/ (ame, mw)

nun — 名詞

  • nunsingular
  • nunsplural

1. A woman who dedicates her life to God as part of a religious group, living in a

1.名詞B1
釋義

修女

在修道院中獻身宗教生活的女性

A woman who dedicates her life to God as part of a religious group, living in a convent and focusing on prayer and service to others.

例句

Sister Adina spent forty years as a nun, teaching children at the village school.

Adina 修女當了四十年修女，一直在村莊學校教書。

nun + teaching as typical work

The old convent on the hill now has only three nuns, all in their eighties.

山丘上那座老修道院現在只剩下三位修女，她們都已八十多歲。

同義詞
  • religious sister

    More formal term used within Catholic tradition; 'Sister' is also a title for a nun.

  • woman religious

    Formal, technical term covering nuns and sisters across Christian traditions.

反義詞
  • monk

    Male counterpart who lives in a monastery rather than a convent.

用法筆記

Nun refers specifically to women in Christian religious orders, especially Catholic. The male equivalent is monk, and their home is called a convent or nunnery.

常見錯誤

❌She became a monk after college.
✅She became a nun after college.
💡Monk refers to men in religious communities; nun refers to women.
❌I have nun left to eat.
✅I have none left to eat.
💡Nun and none sound the same but have completely different meanings.
❌The nuns live in a monastery.
✅The nuns live in a convent.
💡Monasteries are typically homes for monks; convents or nunneries are homes for nuns.