friar

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈfɹaɪə/    美 /ˈfɹaɪɚ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  2. A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking. dated
  3. An American fish, the silverside.
  4. An American fish, the silverside.; Such fish prepared as food.

词形变化

friars plural frier alternative,obsolete fryar alternative,obsolete

词汇关系

衍生词
black friar curtal friar friarbird friar bird friaress friarhood friarlike friarly Friar Minor Friar Preacher friar's balsam friar's cap friar's cowl friarship friar's omelette friary greyfriar grey friar grayfriar gray friar preaching friar white friar

词源

PIE word
*bʰréh₂tēr
From Middle English frere, from Old French frere, from Latin frāter (“brother”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰréh₂tēr (“brother”). Doublet of bhai, brother, bru, frater, pal, and vai.
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