friar

名词 friar:

1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
   同义词：mendicant

1. A member of an order of friars forbidden to own property in common, who work or beg for their living.
   托钵僧一种不允许拥有私人财产的僧人，以工作或化缘维持生活
2. The friar is respected by everyone.
   这位修道士受到所有人的尊敬。

fri.ar

n.Abbr. Fr.（名词）缩写 Fr.
A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.
托钵修会修士：常化缘的罗马天主教会成员

来源：
Middle English frere
中古英语 frere
from Old French
源自 古法语
from Latin fr3ter [brother] * see bhr3ter-
源自 拉丁语 fr3ter [兄弟] *参见 bhr3ter-

【引伸】
fri.arly
adj.（形容词）