nun

来自拉丁语nonna,修女，家庭老师，来自nanny,祖母，姥姥。原为对年长女性的尊称，后用于指献身宗教生活的女性，即尼姑，修女等。

nun

nun: [OE] In medieval Latin, nunnus and nunna were titles of respect accorded respectively to old men and old women in general. In due course they came to be applied specifically to ‘monks’ and ‘nuns’. The masculine form has since disappeared, but the feminine nonna was borrowed into Old English as nunne. This was subsequently reinforced in the 13th century by Old French nonne.

nun (n.)

Old English nunne "nun, vestal, pagan priestess, woman devoted to religious life under vows," from Late Latin nonna "nun, tutor," originally (along with masc. nonnus) a term of address to elderly persons, perhaps from children's speech, reminiscent of nana (compare Sanskrit nona, Persian nana "mother," Greek nanna "aunt," Serbo-Croatian nena "mother," Italian nonna, Welsh nain "grandmother;" see nanny).

1. It has confirmed me in my decision not to become a nun.

这使我更加坚定了不做修女的决心。

2. Finally, late in life and against considerable odds, she became a nun.

她排除极大困难，最终在晚年成为了一名修女。

3. I can't believe that the famous singer has become a nun.

我无法相信那个著名的歌星已做了修女.

4. She shaved her head and became a nun.

她削发为尼.

5. The nun took strait vows.

那位修女立下严格的誓愿.