lay brother
noun[C]
uk/ˈleɪ ˌbrʌð.ər/us/ˈleɪ ˌbrʌð.ɚ/a man who is not amemberof theclergy(=religiousleaders,especiallyChristianpriests,ministers, etc.)but whobelongsto areligiousgroup,especiallyagrouplivingtogether in amonastery, and who doessimpleworkfor thegroup, such aspreparingfood:
（尤指在教堂中打杂的）男役工Aftermassalaybrotherofferedto take us on atourof thechurch.弥撒结束后，一位男役工提出带我们参观教堂。
BrotherCookservesaslaybrother,workingthekitchenandbringingfoodto those inseclusion.库克弟兄是役工，主理厨房，并给隐修士送饭。
- Alaybrothercame over and took us into theabbeychurch.
- The nextday, with alaybrotheras aguide, Corbett and Ranulflefttheabbey.
- ahumbleFranciscanlaybrother
Religious people: monks & nuns
- abbess
- abbey
- abbot
- anchorite
- ascetic
- benedictine
- flagellant
- Franciscan
- friar
- friary
- hermit
- monastic
- monasticism
- monk
- mother
- novice
- prioress
- priory
- Trappist monk
- veil