释义
n.
a friar belonging to a branch of the Franciscan order that observes a strict rule drawn up in 1529
嘉布遣会修士(圣方济各会分会修士,该会遵行1592年所制定的严格教义)。
a cloak and hood formerly worn by women
(旧时的)嘉布遣女斗篷及风帽。
(capuchin 或capuchin monkey)a South American monkey with a cap of hair on the head which has the appearance of a cowl
卷尾猴,悬猴;僧帽猴。
(capuchin)a pigeon of a breed with head and neck feathers resembling a cowl
三色伞鸟,斗篷鹛。
词源
"late 16th cent.: from obsolete French, earlier form of capucin, from Italian cappuccino, from cappuccio ‘hood, cowl', from cappa (see CAPE1), the friars being so named because of their sharp-pointed hoods."