| 释义 |
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bonze (bonz),USA pronunciation n. - Eastern Religionsa Buddhist monk, esp. of Japan or China.
- dialect, dialectal Japanese bonzu for bōzu priest
- Middle Chinese, equivalent. to Chinese fán-sēng); or
- Japanese bonsō, bonzō ordinary priest (bon- ordinary + sō priest
- Portuguese bonzo or Neo-Latin bonzius
- Middle French
- 1580–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bonze /bɒnz/ n - a Chinese or Japanese Buddhist priest or monk
Etymology: 16th Century: from French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō, from Sanskrit bon + sō priest or monk |