a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience 修女;尼姑 ■any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin 羽毛像修女服的鸟(尤指亚洲的侏儒鸟) ■a pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck 德国种家鸽(颈部有羽簇)
派生 nunlike adjective nunnish adjective 语源
Old English nonne, from ecclesiastical Latin nonna, feminine of nonnus 'monk', reinforced by Old French nonne