A Cistercian is a Christian monk — a man who lives in a religious community, not an ordinary family home — belonging to an order that began in 1098 at Cîteaux in France (Cistercium in Latin).

A Cistercian is一位Cistercian(熙篤會修士)是 a Christian monk一位基督教的修士 — a man who lives in a religious community, not an ordinary family home一個住在宗教團體裡、而不是普通家庭裡的男人 — belonging to an order屬於一個修會 that began in 1098 at Cîteaux in France該修會始於1098年、在法國的Cîteaux(西多) (Cistercium in Latin)(拉丁文叫Cistercium).

Cistercians follow the Rule of St Benedict, as Benedictine monks do: prayer, work, simple food, little sleep, and a life with few comforts. Though actually they set out to keep that rule even more strictly than the Benedictines of their day. They wanted poorer buildings, more silence, more hard work in the fields, and fewer rich gifts from lords.

Cistercians follow熙篤會修士遵守 the Rule of St Benedict聖本篤會規, as Benedictine monks do如同本篤會修士一樣: prayer, work, simple food, little sleep, and a life with few comforts祈禱、勞動、簡單的食物、很少的睡眠，以及少有舒適的生活. Though actually不過其實 they set out to keep that rule他們立意要遵守那項會規 even more strictly than the Benedictines of their day比當時的本篤會修士更嚴格. They wanted他們追求 poorer buildings更簡陋的建築, more silence更多的靜默, more hard work in the fields更多的田間勞動, and fewer rich gifts from lords以及更少來自領主的貴重贈禮.

People sometimes call them the “White Monks,” because of their undyed wool clothes, beside the Benedictine “Black Monks.” A later, still stricter branch is often called Trappist; Trappists are Cistercians, though not every Cistercian is Trappist.

People sometimes call them人們有時稱他們為 the "White Monks,"「白衣修士」, because of their undyed wool clothes因為他們穿未染色的羊毛衣服, beside the Benedictine "Black Monks."對照本篤會的「黑衣修士」. A later, still stricter branch後來一個更嚴格的分支 is often called Trappist常被稱為Trappist(特拉普會); Trappists are Cistercian Trappist屬於Cistercian, though not every Cistercian is Trappist不過並非每個Cistercian都是Trappist.

You will meet the word in history, church writing, and on signs at old abbeys. It is also an adjective: a Cistercian abbey, Cistercian rule.

You will meet the word你會遇到這個詞 in history, church writing, and on signs at old abbeys在歷史、教會文獻，以及古老修道院的告示牌上. It is also an adjective它也可以當形容詞用: a Cistercian abbeyCistercian abbey(熙篤會修道院), Cistercian ruleCistercian rule(熙篤會會規).