A nun is a woman who has joined a religious community, usually Christian, and lives with other nuns in a convent. She has made promises about her life — often poverty, chastity, and obedience — and her days are built around prayer, work, and the rules of her order.

A nun修女 is是 who has joined加入了 a religious community宗教團體、 usually Christian通常是基督教的， and lives with並和 other nuns其他修女 in a convent一起住在修道院裡的 a woman女性。about her life她對自己的人生 She has made promises許下了承諾， often poverty, chastity, and obedience（通常是安貧、貞潔與服從）， and her days are built around而她的生活則圍繞著 prayer, work祈禱、工作 and the rules of her order和所屬修會的規矩打轉。

Some nuns stay inside the convent; others teach, nurse, or work among people outside.

Some nuns有些修女 stay inside留在 the convent修道院裡； others有些則 among people outside在外面的人群之中 teach, nurse, or work教書、看護或工作。

English speakers also stretch the word a little in jokes or stories (“she lives like a nun”) to mean a woman who lives very quietly and away from dating or parties, though that is loose talk, not the real job.

English speakers英語使用者 also也會 in jokes or stories在玩笑或故事裡 stretch the word把這個字引申 a little一下 （"she lives like a nun"）（例如「she lives like a nun」，她過得像修女一樣）， to mean用來指 a woman who lives very quietly一個過得很安靜的女生 and away from dating or parties也不談戀愛、不參加派對， though that is loose talk不過那只是隨口說說， not the real job不是真正的職業。

In the Catholic Church the careful difference is that some religious women are nuns (more enclosed) and some are sisters (more out in the world), but everyday English often says nun for both.

In the Catholic Church在天主教會裡， the careful difference is嚴格說來的差別是 that some religious women有些修道女 are nuns是「nun」 (more enclosed)（比較封閉、較少外出）， and some有些則 are sisters是「sister」 (more out in the world)（比較常在外面活動）， but everyday English但日常英語 often says nun for both常常兩種都叫nun。