monastic

名词 monastic:

1. a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
   同义词：monk

形容词 monastic:

1. of communal life sequestered from the world under religious vows
   同义词：cloistered, cloistral, conventual, monastical

1. The monastic community generally lives a life of simplicity.
   僧侣界通常过着简朴生活。
2. He leads a monastic life.
   他过着隐居的生活。

mo.nas.tic

adj.also （形容词） 也作
monastical
Of, relating to, or characteristic of a monastery. Used often of monks and nuns.
僧院的：修道院的、与之有关的、或以寺院为特征的。通常用于修道士和修女
Resembling life in a monastery in style, structure, or manner, especially:
修道院式的：在风格、结构或举止上与修道院生活方式相似的，尤指
Secluded and contemplative.
隐居的和沉思默想的
Strictly disciplined or regimented.
严格纪律或严格编制的
Self-abnegating; austere.
禁欲的；苛刻的
n.（名词）
A monk.
僧侣

来源：
Middle English monastik
中古英语 monastik
from Old French monastique
源自 古法语 monastique
from Late Latin monasticus
源自 后期拉丁语 monasticus
from Late Greek monastikos
源自 后期希腊语 monastikos
from Greek monazein [to live alone] * see monastery
源自 希腊语 monazein [独居] *参见 monastery

【引伸】
monas.tically
adv.（副词）