单词 | mondo |
释义 | mondo1[ mon-doh ] / mɒnˈdoʊ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mondo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mon·dos.Zen.a question to a student for which an immediate answer is demanded, the spontaneity of which is often illuminating. Compare koan. Origin of mondo1First recorded in 1925–30; from Japanese mondō, earlier mondau “rapid question and answer, catechesis between a rōshi (master) and student,” from Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese wèn “inquire” + dá “reply” Words nearby mondomonde, mondegreen, Mondeo Man, mondial, Mondini dysplasia, mondo, mondo grass, Mondor's disease, Mond process, Mondrian, Mondrian, Piet Definition for mondo (2 of 2)mondo2 Slang. adverbvery; extremely: mondo cool. adjectivelarge; big: a mondo history paper. Origin of mondo2First recorded in 1965–70; from Italian mondo “world,” extracted from the film Mondo Cane (“A Dog's World”) (1962) and reinterpreted as an adverb in Italian or pseudo-Italian phrases such as mondo bizarro “very bizarre,” literally, “bizarre world” Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mondo
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