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单词 mondo
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mondo

1
[ mon-doh ]
/ mɒnˈdoʊ /
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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 mondo

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First 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” + “reply”

Words nearby mondo

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Definition for mondo (2 of 2)

mondo2
Slang.

adverb

very; extremely: mondo cool.

adjective

large; big: a mondo history paper.

Origin of mondo

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First 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”
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Example sentences from the Web for mondo

  • Parenzos first name was Sigismondo, of which Mondo is the diminutive.

    A Lady of Rome|F. Marion Crawford
  • La gola, il dado e l'otiose piumeHanno dal' mondo ogni virt sbandita.

    A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)
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